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5-3

Question Words
なん or なに
どれ or どちら
なにか? – なに

Select the best answer.

1. 
あれは (  ) ですか?

What is that?

2. 
マリアさんの スーツケースは (  ) ですか?

Which is your suitcase, Maria? 
※ There are many suitcases.

3. 
たんじょうびは (  ) ですか?

When is your birthday?

4. 
あの おとこのひとは (  ) ですか?

Who is that man?

5. 
あかい かばんと くろい かばんと (  ) がすきですか?

Which do you like a red bag or a black bag?

6. 
(  ) かいましたか?

What did you buy?

7. 
きのう (  ) がっこうを やすんだんですか?

Why were you absent from school yesterday?

8. 
A : (  ) きこえましたか? B : いいえ、(  ) きこえませんでした。

A : Did you hear anything? 
B : No, I heard nothing.

9. 
たなかさんは (  ) に いますか?

Where is Ms.Tanaka?

10. 
A : ドアの うしろに (  ) いますか? B : いいえ、(  ) いません。

A : Is anybody behind the door? 
B : No, nobody is there.

Grammar

Question Words

なん / なに
だれ
いつ
どこ
どうして
what?
who?
when?
where?
why?

なん / なに

meaning : what ?

Both “なん” and “なに” means “what”.
Which one is used “なん” or “なに” tends to as follows.

・なん + the words starting with ‘d・n・t’
これは なんすか? [nan-de]
( What is this? )
きょうは なんひ ですか? [nan-no]
( What day is it today? )
なん いいましたか? [nan-to]
( What did you say? )
・’なん’ means ‘How many ?’.
なんこ?
( How many pieces? )
なんねん?
( How many years? )
なんさい?
( How old? )
・’なに’ means ‘What kind of … ?’.
なにいろ?
( What color? )
なにあじ?
( What flavor? )

どれ / どちら

meaning : which ?

・どれ : from 3 things or more
どれが たなかさんの かさ ですか?
( Which is yours, Ms.Tanaka? )

* There are more than 3 umbrellas.

・どちら : A or B ?
どちらが たなかさんの かさ ですか?
( Which is yours, Ms.Tanaka? )

* There are 2 umbrellas.

なにか? – なにも

meaning : anything? – nothing

・’なにか?’ is used in a question sentence.
なにか のみますか?
( Would you like anything to drink? )
・’なにも’ is used in a negative sentence.
なにも のみません。
( I drink nothing? )
Let's say in Japanese !
Please touch “in Japanese” to see the answer.

1. What time is it now?

in Japanese
いま なんじですか?

2. What’s the meaning of this Kanji?

in Japanese
この かんじの いみは なんですか?

3.
A : What did you eat?
B : I ate a pizza.

in Japanese
A : なにを たべましたか?
B : ピザを たべました。

4.
A : Did you eat anything in this morning?
B : No, I ate nothing.

in Japanese
A : けさ なにか たべましたか
B : いいえ、なにも たべませんでした

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