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Challenge 09 covers the second of 5 W-question forms: WHERE
- When: いつ・itu
- Where: どこ・doko
- Who
- What
- Why
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"Where" questions usually ask about specific location, to/from the location.
[どこ・doko] is always a question. so when you hear "どこ・doko", the answer must include location.
You hear these often
- どこ・doko？⇒ where? : asking for a location
- どこに・dokoni？⇒ in/at where?: asking for a destination/location
- どこで・dokode？⇒ at where?: asking for a location of action
- どこへ・dokoe？⇒ to where?: asking for a direction/destination
- どこまで・dokomade？⇒ how far/to where?: asking how far (can be non-distance)
- どこから・dokokara？⇒ from where?: asking for the origin
- どこの・dokono？⇒ of where?: asking where it belongs
Common question form for どこ・doko・where
| どこ・Doko | Example | What it means | ||
| どこ・doko・where | + | ですか・desuka? | Where? | |
| どこに・dokoni・in/at where | + | いきたいですか？・ikitai desuka? | Where (do you) want to go (to)? | |
| どこで・dokode・at where | + | あそびますか？・asobi masuka? | Where (do you) play (at)? | |
| どこへ・doke・to where | + | いきましたか？・iki masitaka? | Where (did you) go (to)? | |
| どこまで・dokomade・how far | + | あるきますか？・aruki masuka? | How far (do you) walk? | |
| どこから・dokokara・from where | + | きましたか？・ki masitaka? | Where (did you) come from? | |
| どこの・dokono・of where | + | おみせですか？・omise desuka? | Which store is it? | |
Survival Tip
Particles are hard to master even for native speakers. Try to remember the most commonly used question types first:
When you answer, "doko" is replaced by the answer word, and "ka?" of course is removed. In casual conversation, you can omit the part in ( ) below since it's a repetition.
Let's listen to some casual conversations. How much can you pick up?
どこ？ ⇒ どこですか？(Where is it?) ⇒ がっこうは、よこはまです。
doko? doko desu ka gakkō wa Yokohama desu
どこに？ ⇒ どこにいきましたか？【Where did you go?】 ⇒ はらじゅくに(いきました)。
doko ni? doko ni iki masita ka Harajuku ni (iki masita)
どこで？ ⇒ どこでたべたいですか？【Where do you want to eat?】 ⇒ まくどなるどで(たべたい)。
doko de? doko de tabe taidesu ka McDonald de tabetai
どこへ？ ⇒ どこへいきたいですか？【Where do you want to go?】 ⇒ はらじゅくへ(いきたいです)。
doko e? doko e iki taidesu ka Harajuku e iki taidesu
どこまで？ ⇒ どこまでよみましたか？【How far did you read?】 ⇒ ぜんぶ(よみました)。
doko made? doko made yomi masita ka zenbu yomi masita
どこから？ ⇒ どこからきましたか？【Where did you come from?】 ⇒ オーストラリアから(きました)。
doko kara? doko kara ki masita ka Australia kara ki masita
どこの？ ⇒ どこのおみせですか？【Where is the store located?】 ⇒ しぶやの(おみせです)。
doko no? doko no omise desu ka Sibuya no omise desu
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