どういう Noun

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どういう Noun

dou iu Noun

What kind of Noun

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Explicación

The grammar point どういう + Noun is used to ask for clarification or details about a noun. It means 'what kind of' or 'what sort of.' Use どういう directly before the noun you want to ask about.

Estructura

Patrón
どういう + Noun
どういうAn interrogative phrase meaning 'what kind of' or 'what sort of'.
Ejemplos: どういう人 (what kind of person), どういう問題 (what kind of problem)
NounThe noun you want to know more about.
Ejemplos: 仕事 (work), 映画 (movie), 服 (clothes), 理由 (reason)

Ejemplos

Ejemplo 1
どういう仕事をしていますか?
Dou iu shigoto wo shite imasu ka?
What kind of work do you do?
Desglose
どういうwhat kind of
仕事work
object marker
していますare doing
question marker
Ejemplo 2
どういう映画が好きですか?
Dou iu eiga ga suki desu ka?
What kind of movies do you like?
Desglose
どういうwhat kind of
映画movie
subject marker
好きlike
ですpolite copula
question marker
Ejemplo 3
どういう服を着たいですか?
Dou iu fuku wo kitai desu ka?
What kind of clothes do you want to wear?
Desglose
どういうwhat kind of
clothes
object marker
着たいwant to wear
ですpolite copula
question marker
Ejemplo 4
どういう理由で遅れましたか?
Dou iu riyuu de okuremashita ka?
What sort of reason caused you to be late?
Desglose
どういうwhat kind of
理由reason
by/for
遅れましたwere late
question marker

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