► 連体詞
どういう [(1)どういう] [coll] meaning: what kind of rank: 1
☆ あいつは一体どういうつもりなんだ？ ⇨ What kind of idea does he have? What the hell is he thinking?
☆ どういうことか説明してもらえますか？ ⇨ Could you explain what this is about, how things are?
☆ どういう事情なのか良く分からない ⇨ I don’t quite understand what kind of circumstance it is
☆ 彼女はどういう仕事をしているんですか？ ⇨ What kind of work does she do?
More examples:
- あんた等、どういうつもり？ ⇨ What the hell are you thinking, you people?
- 二人の間は今どういう話になってるの？ ⇨ What is the situation between the two now?
- どういう意味ですか？ ⇨ What do you mean? What are you driving at?
- どういう意味か良く分からない ⇨ I don’t really understand what it means
- あんなことを言うなんてどういう神経してるんだ ⇨ What kind of sensitivity does he have to say such a thing?
- 彼は一体どういう人物なんだ？ ⇨ What kind of person is he? What are his personal backgrounds, histories, achievements, etc. ?
- これはどういう順番で並んでいるんですか？ ⇨ In what order are these lined up?
- 二人の間にどういう経緯が有るのか私は知らない ⇨ I don’t know what kind of history there is between those two
- どういうことか説明しろよ ⇨ You explain what the hell is going on
- あなたの会社はあの会社とどういう関係なんですか？ ⇨ What is the relationship between your company and that company?
- この事件が選挙にどういう影響を与えるか興味深い ⇨ I’m very curious on how this incident will affect the election
- どういう理由でそんなことをしたんですか？ ⇨ What was the reason you did something like that?
- どういう方法でやっても構わない ⇨ You can do it whichever way you like
- 二人の間にどういう経緯が有るのか私は知らない ⇨ I don’t know what kind of history there is between those two
- どういう訳かあの二人はとても気が合う ⇨ For some reason those two get along famously