Grammar Info

N5 Lesson 8: 13/13

(だれ)Someone, Somewhere, Not anyone, Not anywhere

The meaning of these words will change, based on whether the sentence is positive, or negative

Structure

WH-Word(1) + + Particle(2)
WH-Word(1) + Particle(2) +

(1) どこ、(だれ)
(2)

Details

  • Part of Speech

    Pronoun

  • Word Type

    Adverbial Particle

  • Register

    Standard

About 誰か・どこか・誰も・どこも

The constructions (だれ), 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 (だれ), and どこも (negative sentences). Structures like this that use (だれ) were briefly discussed in the (だれ) grammar point.

Using (だれ), or どこ is not limited to the and particles. , , or may also be partnered with or , to give a more specific meaning.

As can be seen with these examples, will always precede any other particle in a positive sentence. However, the opposite is true for . will always follow any other particles in negative sentences. This is because will always attach directly to the noun (when altering the meaning of that noun), but alters the whole phrase, not just the noun.

However, It should be noted that 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(ともだち)がいるのです。」
    どこいません。」

    'Do you have friends somewhere?'
    'I don't have friends anywhere.'

    (だれ)そのこと()ました。」
    「いいえ、(だれ)にも()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。」
    どこありません。」

    'It is probably somewhere.'
    'It is not anywhere (I'm telling you).'

    (かみ)(だれ)(わた)ました。」
    (だれ)にも(わた)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()かけます。」
    どこ()たくない。」

    'Do you want to go somewhere?'
    'I don't want to go anywhere, man.'

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