だれ
Alternative readings: だあれ
JLPT:N5
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1Interrogative pronoun asking about a person's name or identity ('who'). The polite equivalent is どなた. Combines with particles: 誰か ('someone'), 誰も…ない ('no one'), 誰でも ('anyone'). The variant だあれ is emphatic or playfully inquisitive.

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Examples

すみません、あの方は誰ですか。

Excuse me, who is that person?

この傘は誰のですか。

Whose umbrella is this?

誰か、ちょっと手伝ってくれませんか。

Could someone give me a hand?

日曜日だったので、教室には誰もいなかった。

It was Sunday, so there was no one in the classroom.

この仕事は誰でもできる簡単なものです。

This job is a simple one that anyone can do.

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