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何か / 誰か / どこか

N5
なにか / だれか / どこか nani ka / dare ka / doko ka

something; someone; somewhere

Formation

Question word + か

Chinese meanings

某物;某人;某处

Chinese formation

疑问词+か

Chinese usage

表示不特定的事物、人或地点。

Chinese notes

何か、誰か后面的が或を有时省略。

Examples

  • 何なにか飲のみますか。
    Would you like something to drink?
    要喝点什么吗?
  • だれか来きましたよ。
    Someone's here.
    有人来了哦。
  • 夏なつ休やすみにどこかへ行いきましたか。
    Did you go anywhere during summer vacation?
    暑假你去什么地方了吗?

Notes

Question word + か gives 'some-' words; question word + も + negative gives 'no-' words. が and を after 何か / だれか are often dropped.

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('nani-ka-dare-ka-doko-ka');
{
  "id": "nani-ka-dare-ka-doko-ka",
  "pattern": "何か / 誰か / どこか",
  "reading": "なにか / だれか / どこか",
  "romaji": "nani ka / dare ka / doko ka",
  "level": "N5",
  "meaning": "something; someone; somewhere",
  "formation": "Question word + か",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "何か飲みますか。",
      "furigana": "{何|なに}か{飲|の}みますか。",
      "en": "Would you like something to drink?"
    },
    {
      "ja": "だれか来ましたよ。",
      "furigana": "だれか{来|き}ましたよ。",
      "en": "Someone's here."
    },
    {
      "ja": "夏休みにどこかへ行きましたか。",
      "furigana": "{夏休|なつやす}みにどこかへ{行|い}きましたか。",
      "en": "Did you go anywhere during summer vacation?"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "question"
  ],
  "notes": "Question word + か gives 'some-' words; question word + も + negative gives 'no-' words. が and を after 何か / だれか are often dropped.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "fc58f50d352960d2effb30e300641f420e21d21bf3a124a5efc3b89a1f8d5f1e",
    "meanings": [
      "某物",
      "某人",
      "某处"
    ],
    "formation": "疑问词+か",
    "explanation": "表示不特定的事物、人或地点。",
    "notes": "何か、誰か后面的が或を有时省略。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "何か飲みますか。",
        "zh": "要喝点什么吗?"
      },
      {
        "ja": "だれか来ましたよ。",
        "zh": "有人来了哦。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "夏休みにどこかへ行きましたか。",
        "zh": "暑假你去什么地方了吗?"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n5.json#nani-ka-dare-ka-doko-ka",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "82711b148fef98452f87ecdc47dd5dad404354aefddc9321b9b869fb7616ad5f"
  }
}