Vocab Info

N5 Pronoun

どちらwhich way, which direction, where

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Pronoun

      1.

      which way, which direction, where

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

      2.

      which one (esp. of two alternatives)

      Usually written using kana alone
    3. Pronoun

      3.

      who

      Usually written using kana alone,

      See Also:

    All Forms

    何方 【どちら】何方 【どっち】

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Novels Top 900

    Examples

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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?

      • N5

      どちら(わたし)のものです。

      Both are mine.

      • N5

      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.'

      • N5

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

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

      (となり)さん:「どちら?あら、お(となり)さんじゃない!こんにちは!」

      Neighbor: 'Where? Oh, if it isn't the neighbor! Hello!'

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