どれ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
何れ

Etymology

/idure/ → /idore/ → /dore/

Shift from いずれ (izure).[1]

Compare development of 何処 (izuko → doko, “where”).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

どれ • (dore) 

  1. indeterminate demonstrative pronoun:
    1. which... (of three or more choices)
    2. which way...; where...
      Synonym: どこ (doko)
  2. indeterminate personal pronoun:
    1. which... (three or more persons)
    2. (by) who...
      Synonym: 誰 (dare)

Derived terms

See also

Interjection

どれ • (dore) 

  1. a filled pause in speech:
    1. well, ...
    2. let me see, ...; let's see, ...

Derived terms

  • 何(ど)れ何(ど)れ (doredore, reduplication)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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