Is これはなまえをなにか correct?


If I need to ask something's name, like `how is this called?` or `what's the
name of this?`, would it be okay to ask これはなまえをなにか?

I also would like to know if I should use です in this type of questions?
Actually my first thought was about saying これはなまえをなんですか instead of これはなまえをなにか.




Remember that the thing that you are asking is the "name" so that is going to
be the topic of the sentence so that should have the は particle instead of これ,
when これ is not the topic you should use この instead. So for me It would be
like.

>   * この物の名前は何ですか: "What is the name of this thing?"
>

If you are asking "How is this called?" I think it would be something like
this

>   * これは何と呼ばれていますか？
>

よびます: to call ► よばれます: to be called. The you add the ている form because is an
state




Remember that the thing that you are asking is the "name" so that is going to
be the topic of the sentence so that should have the は particle instead of これ,
when これ is not the topic you should use この instead. So for me It would be
like.

>   * この物の名前は何ですか: "What is the name of this thing?"
>

If you are asking "How is this called?" I think it would be something like
this

>   * これは何と呼ばれていますか？
>

よびます: to call ► よばれます: to be called. The you add the ている form because is an
state

