Vocab Info

N5 Pronoun

どちらwhich way, which direction, where, who

    Dictionary Definition

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    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,

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    All Forms

    何方 【どちら】何方 【どっち】

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    • その(いぬ)この(いぬ)どちら()ですか?

      Which do you prefer, that dog or this dog?

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    • どちら(わたし)のものです。

      Both are mine.

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

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

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    • 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?'

    • パーティーで(はじ)めて()(ひと)()く:「ご出身(しゅっしん)どちらですか?」

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

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