どれ

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
何れ

Etymology

/idure//idore//dore/

Shift from いずれ (izure).[1]

Compare development of 何処 (izuko → doko, where).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

どれ (dore

  1. indeterminate demonstrative pronoun:
    1. which... (of three or more choices)
    2. which way...; where...
      Synonym: どこ (doko)
  2. indeterminate personal pronoun:
    1. which... (three or more persons)
    2. (by) who...
      Synonym: (dare)

Derived terms

See also

Interjection

どれ (dore

  1. a filled pause in speech:
    1. well, ...
    2. let me see, ...; let's see, ...

Derived terms

References

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