Meaning
Asks about a person or thing.
Formation
- だれ for people, 何 for things
- Before です, の and the た・だ・な row it reads なん: 何ですか
- A question word subject takes が: だれが来ますか
When to use it
- Core use
- Asks about a person or thing
Example
あの人はだれですか
Who is that person?
Important notes
- Word forms and particle choice depend on the pattern's role in the sentence.
Common mistakes
- Do not reorder or reshape the highlighted parts to match English word order.