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demonstrative pronoun
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Question Words
なん or なに
どれ or どちら
なにか? – なに
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 なんですか? [nan-de]
( What is this? )
( What is this? )
きょうは なんのひ ですか? [nan-no]
( What day is it today? )
( What day is it today? )
なんと いいましたか? [nan-to]
( What did you say? )
( What did you say? )
・’なん’ means ‘How many ?’.
なんこ?
( How many pieces? )
( How many pieces? )
なんねん?
( How many years? )
( How many years? )
なんさい?
( How old? )
( How old? )
・’なに’ means ‘What kind of … ?’.
なにいろ?
( What color? )
( What color? )
なにあじ?
( What flavor? )
( 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? )
( 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? )
( 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? )
( 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? )
( I drink nothing? )
Let's say in Japanese !
Please touch “in Japanese” to see the answer.
1. What time is it now?
2. What’s the meaning of this Kanji?
3.
A : What did you eat?
B : I ate a pizza.
4.
A : Did you eat anything in this morning?
B : No, I ate nothing.
link
Japanese broadcasting station, NHK site helps you to learn Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji.