どなた~

donata~

JLPT N5 Polite Chapter 6: Asking questions, 6 of 9

Formation

どなた

A polite way to ask 'who', used for asking about someone's identity or when seeking information about an unknown person.

When to use

Polite 'who': strangers, customers, superiors, on the phone or at the door (どなたですか).

Explanation

The word どなた is a polite version of the question word だれ (who). It is used when asking about someone's identity or when seeking information about an unknown person in a polite or formal context. It can be used in questions and sometimes with も to express 'no matter who'.

Example sentences

Who (Someone / Anyone / No One)

Corpus examples (50)

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