Interrogatives Flashcards

1
Q

だれ, どなた
だれの, どなたの
だれと, どなたと

A

who (informal, formal)
whose (i, f)
with whom (i, f)

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2
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a. なんばん
b. なんじ
c. なんで、 なにで
d. なんようび
e. なんにち
f. なんがつ
g. なんにん
h. なんほん、 なんぼん
i. なんまい
j. なんさつ
k. なんかい、 なんど
l. なんじかん
m. なんぷん、 なんふん
n. なん
o. なに

A

a. what number
b. what time
c. by what (means)
d. which day of the week
e. which day of the month
f. which month
g. how many people
h. how many (long objects)
i. how many sheets
j. how many (books)
k. how many times
l. how many hours
m. how many minutes
n. what + の/で (of the), だ/です (it is __)
o. what + か / が / を

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3
Q

いつ

A

when

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4
Q

いくら

A

how much (price)

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5
Q

いくつ
なんこ
どのぐらい、 どのくらい

A

いくつ - how many (non-price, can be used for every countable noun)
なんこ - how many (used for こ object - tiny objects, gigantic objects, empty objects, things you can’t touch)
どのぐらい, どのくらい - time, distance or degree. how long, how much.

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6
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どこ、 どちら
どこで, どちらで
どこに, どちらに
どこに (どこへ), どちらに(どちらへ)

A

どこ、 どちら - where (informal, formal)
どこで, どちらで - at where (action) (i, f)
どこに, どちらに - at where (existence) (i, f)
どこに (どこへ), どちらに(どちらへ) - to where (direction) (i, f)

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7
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どれ, どちら
どの, どちらの
どこの, どちらの

A

which (informal, formal)
which + noun (i, f)
which company’s/country’s (i, f)

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8
Q

どうして
なんで
なぜ

A

どうして - why (general)
なんで - why (close friends, family)
なぜ - why (magazines, books, public speaking)

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