Structure
だれ
Demonstrative
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Part of Speech
Noun
Word Type
Pronoun
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About 誰
誰 is a substitute noun that is used in Japanese to describe unknown people. Due to Japanese particles behaving in very specific ways, 誰 will be translated differently depending on the particle that follows it.
誰が・誰で・誰に・誰を (who), 誰の (whose), 誰か (somebody), 誰も (any/everybody).
Caution
Depending on the style of polite speech, there are several different words that will be used to indicate an unknown person. どなた is used in honorific language, while どちらさま is used in polite speech.
Examples
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誰ですか。
Who is it?
誰がいますか。
Who is there?
誰がしますか。
Who will do it?
これは誰のパソコンですか。
Whose computer is this?
彼は誰でしょう。
I wonder who he is.
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