Structure
WH-Word(1) + か + Particle(2)
WH-Word(1) + Particle(2) + も
(1) どこ、誰
(2) へ、に、と
Details
Part of Speech
Pronoun
Word Type
Adverbial Particle
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About 誰か・どこか・誰も・どこも
The constructions 誰か, and どこか are used when you want to ask, or answer questions about 'someone', or 'somewhere' (positive sentences). Alternatively, 'no one', or 'nowhere' based statements are made with 誰も, and どこも (negative sentences). Structures like this that use 誰 were briefly discussed in the 誰 grammar point.
Using 誰, or どこ is not limited to the か and も particles. へ, に, or と may also be partnered with か or も, to give a more specific meaning.
As can be seen with these examples, か will always precede any other particle in a positive sentence. However, the opposite is true for も. も will always follow any other particles in negative sentences. This is because か will always attach directly to the noun (when altering the meaning of that noun), but も alters the whole phrase, not just the noun.
However, It should be noted that も is not limited to appearing in negative sentences, as can be seen with the final example.
Examples
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「どこかに友達がいるのですか。」
「どこにもいません。」
'Do you have friends somewhere?'
'I don't have friends anywhere.'
「誰かにそのことを言いましたか。」
「いいえ、誰にも言っていません。」
'Did you tell someone about that?'
'No, I didn't tell anyone.'
「どこかにあるでしょう。」
「どこにもありませんよ。」
'It is probably somewhere.'
'It is not anywhere (I'm telling you).'
「紙を誰かに渡しましたか。」
「誰にも渡していません。」
'Did you hand off the paper to someone?'
'I did not hand off the paper to anyone.'
「どこかへ出かけますか。」
「どこへも行きたくないよ。」
'Do you want to go somewhere?'
'I don't want to go anywhere, man.'
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