ใฉใ / ใฉใฎ + ๅ่ฉ
Dore / dono + noun
Which one / Which [noun]
๐ธ Choosing from multiple options ๐ธ
๐ฌ Dialogue
Kaban ga takusan arimasu ne.
There are many bags, aren't there?
Hai. Ken-san no kaban wa dore desu ka.
Yes. Which one is your bag, Ken?
Aoi kaban desu.
It's the blue bag.
Dono aoi kaban desu ka.
Which blue bag is it?
Ano ookii kaban desu.
It's that big bag over there.
Kore desu ka. Hai, douzo.
This one? Here you go.
๐ Vocabulary
5 wordsโญ Key Sentence
Dono noun desu ka?
Which [noun] is it?
- Pattern: ใฉใฎ [ๅ่ฉ] ใงใใใ
- Meaning: Asking to identify one item out of three or more.
Anata no kuruma wa dore desu ka.
Which one is your car?
Dono ringo ga oishii desu ka.
Which apple is delicious?
๐ Explanation
When you want to ask 'which' among three or more items, you use ใฉใ or ใฉใฎ.
ใฉใ is a pronoun and stands alone as 'which one'.
ใฉใฎ is a pre-noun adjectival and must be followed immediately by a noun (e.g., which book, which person).
Kore wa dore desu ka?
= 'Which one is this?'
Dono hito desu ka?
= 'Which person is it?'
๐ Quiz
How do you ask 'Which bag is it?' using a noun?