► 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:
- 一体あいつはどういう感覚をしているのか ⇨ What kind of sensibility does that guy have? He’s clueless
- 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
- 君は一体どういうつもりなんだ？ ⇨ What in the world are you thinking?
- どういう方法でやっても構わない ⇨ You can do it whichever way you like
- 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?
- 彼がどういう生い立ちをしたのかは知られていない ⇨ His upbringing is not publicly known
- 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. ?
- 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
- あいつ一体どういうつもりなんだ？ ⇨ What in the world is he thinking?
- 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?
- どういう結果になるか楽しみだ ⇨ It is interesting what kind of result we’re going to have
- どういうきっかけで二人は知り合ったんですか？ ⇨ What incident, reason, led you two to get to know each other?
- こりゃどういうこっちゃ？ ⇨ What in the world is this? What is going on here?
- 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?
- どういうことか説明しろよ ⇨ You explain what the hell is going on