Interrogative (questions words) + か/も/でも |
Here are the summary of the usages and meanings.
Interrogative |
+か |
+も |
+も |
+でも
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In AffirmativeSentence |
In Negative Sentences |
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何 |
何か |
みんな、みなすべて、ぜんぶ |
何も |
何でも |
だれ |
だれか |
みんな、みな(みなさん) |
だれも |
だれでも |
いつ |
いつか |
いつも |
いつでも |
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always |
never |
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どこ |
どこか |
どこも |
どこでも |
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everywhere |
nowhere |
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どれ which (three or more) |
どれか |
どれも |
どれでも |
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everyone, everything, all of tyem |
none of them |
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どちら |
どちらか |
どちらも |
どちらでも |
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both of them |
neither of them |
E.g. 料理は上手で、何でも作れます。(she is good at cooking and can make anything.
Practice speaking here (coming soon.)
Note: when the particle
に、へ、から、まで
are part of a sentence containing the “interrogative
+ か/も/でも”,
they fall between the interrogative and
も
orでも.
E.g. 今、どこへも行いきたくないです。I
do not want to go anywhere now.
昨日は、だれにもあいませんでした。I
did not meet anyone yesterday.
だれからも電話がありませんでした。
There was no call from anyone.
どこまでもついて行きます。
I will follow you to anywhere.
Other useful
expressions of this type of combination:
なぜかsomehow, for some
reason E.g.なぜか すしは苦手です。Somehow
I do not like sushi.
どうかsomehow, in some way
(often used in a request) E.g.どうか教えてください。Please
teach me or let me know.
いくつかsome (number of),
several E.g. いくつかあります。There
are several (of them).
今はパートや家族の世話で忙しくて、何もしていません。