どこ

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Etymology

/iduku/ > /iduko/ > /idoko/ > /doko/.

[edit] Pronoun

どこ (kanji 何処, romaji doko)

  1. interrogative demonstrative; which place, which area, which part.
    新宿どこですか。
    しんじゅくえきどこですか。
    Shinjuku eki wa doko desu ka?
    Where is Shinjuku station?
    アメリカ首都どこですか。
    アメリカのしゅとはどこですか。
    Amerika no shuto wa doko desu ka?
    Which city is the capital of the United States?
    どこ痛いですか。
    どこがいたいですか。
    Doko ga itai desu ka?
    Which part of your body aches?
  2. interrogative demonstrative; which organization, which team.
    今夜どこどこ戦いますか。
    こんやはどこどこがたたかいますか。
    Kon'ya wa doko to doko ga tatakaimasu ka?
    Which team plays which tonight?

[edit] See also

Japanese demonstratives (edit)
ko- so- a- do-
Pronoun
Determiner
Kind んな んな んな んな
Place そこ*
Direction ちら ちら ちら ちら
Manner
* irregular

[edit] Usage notes

  • The hiragana spelling (どこ) is preferred to the kanji spelling (何処), which is rarely used.

[edit] Derived terms