Grammar
N5 question

Question word だれ (who)

Meaning

だれ = "who" (standard). どなた is the polite equivalent. Often combined with が (subject) or の (modifier).

Formation

Notes

Polite form: どなた (more respectful than だれ). Combined forms: だれか (someone), だれも (everyone/no one + neg.), だれの (whose).

Examples

Who is that person?

Breakdown
that person (topic) who is?

Who is coming? (が marks the unknown subject)

Breakdown
who (subject) come (question)

Whose umbrella is this?

Breakdown
this (topic) who (possessive) umbrella is?

Who are you? (polite)

Breakdown
who (polite) is?

Who are you going with?

Breakdown
who with go (question)

No one came. (だれも + negative)

Breakdown
anyone did not come