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Interrogative – Lesson 4 だれ? Who
2023/09/17
Director: Kotaro Muramoto
Principal of Nihongo Online School
In September 2019, he founded "Nihongo Online School". Since then, has been teaching Japanese online lessons, with a total of over 1,000 students.
He has designed an individualized curriculum based on student’s needs and study goal. And is conscious of making the classes speech-centered in order to improve students’ speaking skills.
The school asks students to submit homework assignments worth 2 hours per lesson to improve faster. By supporting students with these features, students are able to efficiently improve Japanese language skills.
You learn how to explain “だれ、どなた＝who… ” in Japanese.
✅ だれ(dare)~=who~?
・Who is N？ → Nはだれ(どなた)ですか？ ※donata is more polite saying than dare.
・Whose N？ → だれのNですか？
★Let’s exercise
Here is some examples.
あのひとは、だれ(どなた)ですか？
Anohitowa Dare(donata) desuka?
Who is that person?
A:あのひとは、すずきさんです。
Anohitowa, suzukisan desu.
She is Ms. Suzuki.
Q:それは、だれ(どなた)の ほんですか？
Sorewa, Dare(donata)no hon desuka?
Whose book is it?
A: ミラーさんのほんです。
Millar san no hondesu.
It is Mr. Millar’s book.
Q: だれ(どなた)に プレゼントをあげますか？
Dare(donata)ni present wo agemasuka?
Who do you give present to?
A: ミラーさんにあげます。
Millar san ni agemasu.
I give it to Mr. Millar.