How do I say "Is this person serious?"


Is "この人は本気ですか？" correct?

Any better ways to say this?




> Is this person **serious**?

According to Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, there are two
possible meanings for "serious" as:

(1) not joking or pretending if someone is serious about something they say or
plan to do, they really mean it and are not joking or pretending

(2) quiet/sensible someone who is serious is very quiet and sensible, and does
not laugh and joke much

For (1), the given sentence will be intepreted as "この人は真剣｛しんけん｝/本気｛ほんき｝ですか？"
or "この人、真剣｛しんけん｝/本気｛ほんき｝ですか？", and for (2) it will be as
"この人は真面目{まじめ}/生真面目｛きまじめ｝ですか？" or "この人、真面目{まじめ}/生真面目｛きまじめ｝ですか？".




> Is this person **serious**?

According to Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, there are two
possible meanings for "serious" as:

(1) not joking or pretending if someone is serious about something they say or
plan to do, they really mean it and are not joking or pretending

(2) quiet/sensible someone who is serious is very quiet and sensible, and does
not laugh and joke much

For (1), the given sentence will be intepreted as "この人は真剣｛しんけん｝/本気｛ほんき｝ですか？"
or "この人、真剣｛しんけん｝/本気｛ほんき｝ですか？", and for (2) it will be as
"この人は真面目{まじめ}/生真面目｛きまじめ｝ですか？" or "この人、真面目{まじめ}/生真面目｛きまじめ｝ですか？".

