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N5 Lesson 7: 3/13

どこ
Where

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Part of Speech Noun
Word Type Pronoun
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品詞 名詞
単語の種類 代名詞
使用域 一般
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どこ is one of the forms of the どれ family of words used to enquire about unknown things. In this case it asks about a place. Just like どれ represents ‘which’, どこ represents ‘which place’, or simply ‘where’.
  • 明日（あした）はどこに行（い）く？
    Where do you want to go tomorrow?
  • 牛乳（ぎゅうにゅう）はどこにありますか？
    Where is the milk located?
Caution
どこ should not be confused with どっち, a similar word which is also sometimes translated as ‘where’. どっち focuses more on the direction that one is/is going, where どこ focuses purely on ‘which place’.
  • どっち？右（みぎ）？左（ひだり）?
    Which way? Right? Left? (Focuses on the direction of movement)
  • ここはどこですか？
    Where is this place? (Focuses on the location)
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どこに行（い）きますか。
Where are you going?
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    • すみませんが、この本（ほん）はどこにありますか。
    Excuse me, but where can I find this book?
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    • ここはどこ？
    Where is here?
    [Roughly translates to 'What is this place?']
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    Genki I
    Page 197
    みんなの日本語 I
    Page 26 [CH 3]
    [DBJG] A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar
    Page 13
    Genki I 2nd Edition
    64
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