Quiz : demonstrative pronoun 5-3
Question Words
なん or なに
どれ or どちら
なにか? – なに
Question Words
what? | なん・なに nan・nani |
who? | だれ dare |
when? | いつ itsu |
where? | どこ doko |
why? | どうして dōshite |
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 なんですか? kore [wa] nan-desuka? ( What is this? ) |
きょうは なんのひ ですか? kyō [wa] nan-no hi-desuka? ( What day is it today? ) |
なんと いいましたか? nan-to ī-mashitaka? ( What did you say? ) |
‘なん’ means ‘How many ?’.
なんこ? nan-ko ? ( How many pieces? ) |
なんねん? nan-nen ? ( How many years? ) |
なんさい? nan-sai? ( How old? ) |
‘なに’ means ‘What kind of … ?’.
なにいろ? nani-iro? ( What color? ) |
なにあじ? nani-aji ? ( 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? dore [ga] tanaka-san [no] kasa-desuka? ( 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? dochira [ga] tanaka-san [no] kasa-desuka? ( 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? nani-ka noomi-masuka? ( Would you like anything to drink? ) |
‘なにも’ is used in a negative sentence.
なにも のみません。 nani-mo nomi-masen. ( I drink nothing? ) |
Let's say in Japanese !
What time is it now?
What’s the meaning of this Kanji?
A : What did you eat?
B : I ate a pizza.
A : Did you eat anything in this morning?
B : No, I ate nothing.
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