Wednesday 13 July 2016

grammar - Another way to say "これはだれの___ですか?"



(the blank represents some noun/object)


Is この__はだれのですか? grammatically correct and have the same meaning as the title?



Answer



Yes, it's grammatically correct and they have almost the same meaning. For example, you can say both:



これは[誰]{だれ}の[傘]{かさ}ですか?(Lit. Whose umbrella is this?)
この[傘]{かさ}は[誰]{だれ}のですか?(Lit. Whose is this umbrella?)



In casual speech we often say:




これ、誰の傘?
この傘、誰の?



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