What, Who, When, Where, Which
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| What, Who, When, Where, Which, Which of Two | ||
|---|---|---|
| English | Romaji | Japanese |
| What | ||
| what | nani なに |
何 |
| something | nanika なにか |
何か |
| everything | minna, minasubete, zenbu みんな、みなすべて、ぜんぶ |
みんな、みなすべて、ぜんぶ |
| nothing | nanimo なにも |
何も |
| anything, and everything, whatever | nandemo なんでも |
何でも |
| Who | ||
| who | dare だれ |
だれ |
| someone | dareka だれか |
だれか |
| everyone | minna, mina, minasan みんな、みな、みなさん |
みんな、みな、みなさん |
| no one | daremo, danatamo だれも、だなたも |
だれも、だなたも |
| anyone, whoever | daredemo だれでも |
だれでも |
| When | ||
| when | itsu いつ |
いつ |
| sometime | itsuka いつか |
いつか |
| always, all the time | itsumo いつも |
いつも |
| never | itsumo いつも |
いつも |
| anytime, whenever | itsumodemo いつもでも |
いつもでも |
| Where | ||
| where | doko どこ |
どこ |
| somewhere | dokoka どこか |
どこか |
| everywhere | dokomo どこも |
どこも |
| nowhere | dokomo どこも |
どこも |
| anywhere, where ever | dokodemo どけでも |
どこでも |
| Which | ||
| which | dore どれ |
どれ |
| one of them | doreka どれか |
どれか |
| every one, everything, all of them | doremo どれも |
どれも |
| none of them | doremo どれも |
どれも |
| any of them, whichever one | doredemo どれでも |
どれでも |
| Which of the Two | ||
| which | dochira どちら |
どちら |
| either of two | dochiraka どちらか |
どちらか |
| both of them | dochiramo どちらも |
どちらも |
| neither of them | dochireamo | どちらも |
| either of them, whichever of the two | dochirademo どちらでも |
どちらでも |
