5W1H
Hi, I got question about how to use which (どれ) in Japanese.
When you ask questions, you use what, who, which, whom and how in English, right?
These are called 5W1H.
This is post about 5W1H.
Simple question
When you have question and if question can be answered with yes or no,
We often use ~か at end of sentence.
For example, I had dinner in Englishよるごはんをたべました.
If you change this to question, did you have dinner? Is よるごはんをたべましたか?
Just add 〜か at end of sentence.
This is more information about ~か
5W1H question
Then if you want to ask more complicated question that can not be answered with yes or no, you may you use 5W1H (what, who, which, whom and how).
These are chart 5W1H in both English and Japanese with examples.
I summarize only very basic ones.
In English | In Japanese | In English | In Japanese |
What |
なに なん | What is this? | これはなに(なん)ですか? |
Where | どこ | Where is station? | えきはどこですか? |
Who | だれ | Who are you? | あなたはだれですか? |
Which | どっち どちら どの+noun | Which do you like? Which color do you like? |
どれ(どっち)がすきですか? どのいろがすきですか? |
Whom | だれに だれを | Whom do you give? | だれにあげますか? |
How | どう どのくらい どのように | How is situation? How long does it take? |
じょうきょうはどうですか? どのくらいかかりますか? |
If you master this, please practice by making simple sentence with these 5W1H.
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