Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Nov 2, 2001 18:15
22 yrs ago
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Japanese term
Miss Mai
dare
Non-PRO
Japanese to English
Other
dare desu ka?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | who is it? |
Alief Yahya
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| 5 +1 | Who |
mimichan
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| 4 +1 | Who's there? |
Akemi.T
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| 4 | Who is it? |
Freebird
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Proposed translations
+4
28 mins
Selected
who is it?
dare = who
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+1
34 mins
Who's there?
Though more polite form, "donata desuka" is commonly used.
"Who is it?", "Who's done It?","Who was it" etc are also possible depending on situation.
"Who is it?", "Who's done It?","Who was it" etc are also possible depending on situation.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Erik Anderson
1 hr
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| neutral |
mimichan
: It can also mean "who's there" too. But you need to add other word for dare to mean who's done it.
2 hrs
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+1
3 hrs
Who
In Knaji,"誰”、in hiragana ”だれ."
The exact word for "dare" would be "who "in the context you gave. However, "who" can also mean "donata", "dochira" or "dochirasama" which are polite ways of saying "dare".
"who is it" would be the right translation for "Dare desu ka?" more than 80 % of the time and it would not be a mistake to translate "who is it" into "dare desu ka" more than 90 % of the time.
The exact word for "dare" would be "who "in the context you gave. However, "who" can also mean "donata", "dochira" or "dochirasama" which are polite ways of saying "dare".
"who is it" would be the right translation for "Dare desu ka?" more than 80 % of the time and it would not be a mistake to translate "who is it" into "dare desu ka" more than 90 % of the time.
2 days 6 hrs
Who is it?
Dare= who
desu ka= is it?
Preferred choice would be Donata desu ka. Though the word donata and dare have the same meaning. Donata is considered to be more polite, hence more preferred than dare.
desu ka= is it?
Preferred choice would be Donata desu ka. Though the word donata and dare have the same meaning. Donata is considered to be more polite, hence more preferred than dare.
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