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①(Interrogative)か

Someone/somewhere/etc

N5

①(Interrogative)か

Someone/somewhere/etc

About

The question particle か can be added to the interrogatives だれ ("who"), なに ("what"), どこ ("where"), and いつ ("when"), to form a so-called indefinite pronoun (e.g. someone, something, somewhere, sometime).

Interrogative

Meaning

+ か

Meaning

だれ

who

だれか

someone

なに

what

なにか

something

どこ

where

どこか

somewhere

いつ

when

いつか

sometime

These indefinite pronouns are used in situations where a precise noun is unknown.

Often (interrogative)か takes the が particle, but in the case of どこか, に is also common.

    Summary

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    Attach か to the interrogatives だれ ("who"), なに ("what"), どこ ("where"), and いつ ("when") to form an indefinite pronoun

  • b

    These indefinite pronouns are used when the precise noun is unknown

Example Sentences

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