Vocab Info

N5 Pronoun

どちらwhich way, which direction, where, who

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Pronoun

      1. 1.

        which way, which direction, where

        Usually written using kana alone, どちら is polite,
      2. 2.

        which one (esp. of two alternatives)

        Usually written using kana alone
      3. 3.

        who

        Usually written using kana alone,

        See Also:

    All Forms

    何方 【どちら】、何方 【どっち】

    Details

      • ど

      • ち

      • ら

    • Frequency

      Novels Top 900

    Examples

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    • その犬(いぬ)とこの犬(いぬ)、どちらが好(す)きですか?

      Which do you prefer, that dog or this dog?

      • N5
    • どちらも私(わたし)のものです。

      Both are mine.

      • N5
    • ウェイター:「アイスコーヒーとホットコーヒー、どちらになさいますか?」

      Waiter: 'Ice coffee and hot coffee, which will it be?'

    • 面接(めんせつ)官(かん):「あなたがどちらの大学(だいがく)の学生(がくせい)か教(おし)えてください。」

      Interviewer: 'Please tell me which university you are a student of.'

      • N5
    • パーティーで初(はじ)めて会(あ)う人(ひと)に聞(き)く:「ご出身(しゅっしん)はどちらですか?」

      Asking a person when meeting for the first time at a party: ‘Where are you originally from?’

      • N5
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