Vocab Info
N1 Adverb, Suru verb
どうかplease, somehow or other
Dictionary Definition
Adverb
1.
please, if you would, would you mind
Adverb
2.
somehow or other, one way or another
Usually written using kana aloneAdverb
3.
whether (or not), if
Adverb, Suru verb
4.
strange, (something is) wrong, (something is) off
Usually written using kana alone
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如何か 【どうか】
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契約中、社員:「どうかご承諾ください。」
During the contract, the employee says: "Please, somehow or other, give your consent." {please, somehow or other}
祈る母親:「神様、どうかこの子の命だけはお助け下さい。」
Praying mother: "God, please, somehow or other, save this child's life." {please, somehow or other}
独り言:「暑すぎてどうかなってしまいそうだ…。今すぐに水が欲しい…。」
Monologue: "It's so hot, I feel like I might lose it... I need water right now..." {please, somehow or other}
部下:「どうか私のミスをお許しください。」上司:「二度とこのようなことがないように。」
Subordinate: "Please forgive my mistake." Boss: "Make sure this kind of thing never happens again." {please, somehow or other}
院長を皮切りに、病院に勤務する人が次々に私に「どうかご自愛下さい」と労りの言葉をかけてくれた。
Starting with the hospital director, one after another, the people working at the hospital said to me, "Please, somehow or other, take care of yourself," offering words of comfort and concern. {please, somehow or other}
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