だれか〜
dareka〜
JLPT N5 Neutral
Formation
だれか + Verb, だれか + Adjective, だれか + Noun
Indicates 'someone' or something done or possessed by 'someone'.
When to use
'Someone': a person you do not name (だれか来ました). A statement, not a question.
Explanation
The grammar point だれか〜 is used to suggest that something is done by, possessed by, or related to 'someone', usually when the actual person is unidentified or not important. It can be used with verbs, adjectives, or nouns.
Example sentences
だれかがドアをノックしました。
Someone knocked on the door.
Dareka ga doa wo nokku shimashita.
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Someone stole my umbrella.
Dareka ga watashi no kasa wo nusumimashita.
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Someone, please help.
Dareka tasukete kudasai.
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Because of someone, the electricity went out.
Dareka no sei de, denki ga kiremashita.
Who (Someone / Anyone / No One)
Corpus examples (52)
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I'll arrange for someone to pick you up at your home.
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Is somebody teaching you French?
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To understand someone is to love someone.
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Somebody stop this nightmare.
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When you shake hands with somebody, you must look him in the eye.
だれかがドアをノックしたとき、2人は1時間ずっとダンスをしていたところだった。
They had been dancing for an hour when there was a knock on the door.
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Somebody must be at the bottom of this affair.
だれか人に、言い分があったら、陰口をいわないで、その人に面と向かっていいなさい。
If you have a bone to pick with a person, tell it to his face instead of saying things behind his back.
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If there is somebody to back me up, the business will be successful.
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Please be sure to bring some of your friends to the party.
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There's always somebody there.
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When I get home, someone will be cleaning the garage.
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Somebody, open this door, please.
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She felt someone touch her back.
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I became aware of someone looking at me.
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I felt somebody patting on my shoulder from behind.
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Somebody came to see me while I was out.
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Someone must have taken my umbrella by mistake.
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In my hurry I bumped into someone.
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He heard someone calling for help.
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This horse kicks when anyone comes up from behind.
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Someone is calling you.
万一だれかがそのように私に話しかけてきたなら、私は警官を呼ぶだろう。
If anyone were to talk to me like that, I would call the police.
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Someone tried to poison our dog's food.
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Somebody's on the porch!