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JLPT N5 Grammar Question

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November 13, 2023

JLPT N5 Grammar: どんな donna – what kind of

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どんな

 ABOUT: 

どんな means "what kind of …" or "what sort..." This word is commonly used to ask about the nature or type of something.

 USAGE: 

"どんな" is used when you want to inquire about the characteristics or qualities of a noun. It precedes the noun you are asking about.

The structure when using "どんな" is typically: どんな (what kind of) + [Noun] + [ですか (is it?) / が好(す)きですか (do you like?) /をしますか (would you like), etc.].

どんな学校(がっこう)に行(い)きたいですか？

Translation and Vocabulary

どんなアニメが好(す)きですか？

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どんな音楽(おんがく)が好(す)きですか？

Translation and Vocabulary

どんな本(ほん)を読(よ)んでいますか？

Translation and Vocabulary

彼(かれ)はどんな人(ひと)ですか？

Translation and Vocabulary

どんな食(た)べ物(もの)が一番(いちばん)好(す)きですか？

Translation and Vocabulary

どんな映画(えいが)が見(み)たいですか？

Translation and Vocabulary

Go through the example sentences and then try arranging the words below in a correct order. Other sequences are possible, but the game is set to the order in the example sentences.

Sentence Scramble Game

Sentence Scramble Game

Drag and drop the words so they mean "" Be sure to drop ON words rather than between words:

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    Other Forms:

    Anything: Use どんなに with ても to mean "anything," "anybody," or "any way." Place before nouns and end with the ても form of a verb or adjective.

    どんなに強(つよ)くても、負(ま)けるよ。

    Translation and Vocabulary

    どんなに長(なが)くかかっても、この仕事(しごと)は、終(お)わらせます。

    Translation and Vocabulary

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