► 代名詞
誰 [(1)だれ] [誰か] meaning: anybody rank: 1
☆ 反対意見の有る人は誰かいますか？ ⇨ Is there anybody with an opposite opinion?
☆ 誰か何とかしてよ！ ⇨ Do something, anybody!
☆ 誰か志願者はいますか？ ⇨ Is there any volunteer?
誰 [(1)だれ] [誰でも] meaning: anybody rank: 1
☆ この役は有名女優なら誰でも良いという訳には行かない ⇨ It’s not like any famous actress can play this role
☆ そんな事は誰でも出来る ⇨ Anybody can do things like that
誰 [(1)だれ] meaning: nobody rank: 1
☆ 未来のことは誰にも予想出来ない ⇨ Nobody can predict the future
誰 [(1)だれ] [誰も] meaning: nobody rank: 1
☆ そんな事は誰も言っていない ⇨ Nobody is saying things like that
☆ 家には誰もいない ⇨ Nobody is in the house
☆ 誰も電話に出ない ⇨ Nobody answers the phone
誰 [(1)だれ] [誰か] meaning: somebody rank: 1
☆ 茂みの影に誰かいる ⇨ Somebody is behind the bush
☆ 誰かが宝くじに当たる ⇨ Somebody will win a lottery
☆ 誰かが情報を漏らしている ⇨ Someone is leaking information
☆ 誰か助けて！ ⇨ Somebody, help me!
☆ 誰でも良いから誰かと話したい ⇨ It can be anyone, I just want to talk to someone
☆ 私は誰かと違って友達を裏切ったりしない ⇨ Unlike someone, I don’t betray a friend (☛ Often implies “someone” is “you”)
☆ 誰かと誰かは良い仲だ ⇨ Someone and someone are in love (☛ Someone you don’t want to mention explicitly)
誰 [(1)だれ] meaning: who rank: 1
☆ あの人誰？ ⇨ Who is that?
☆ そこにいるのは誰だ?! ⇨ Who is it over there?!
☆ 宴会には誰と一緒に行くの？ ⇨ Who are you going to the party with?
☆ 次は誰ですか？ ⇨ Who is next?
☆ 誰がそんなことを言った？ ⇨ Who said something like that?
More examples:
- 彼が自分で思いつくわけがないから誰かが入れ知恵したに違いない ⇨ Someone must’ve given him the idea because he wouldn’t have come up with it on his own
- 彼等はいつも有名人の誰それが何をしたとかの話をしている ⇨ They are always gossiping whoever celebrity did whatever
- 誰も法に拠らない処罰は受けない ⇨ Nobody receives punishments not based on the laws
- だとすると本当の犯人は誰だ？ ⇨ If that is so, then, who is the real perpetrator?
- 誰が初めに話すの？ ⇨ Who speaks first?
- こんな事になるとは誰一人予想していなかった ⇨ Not a single person expected things would go like this
- アジアでは誰が目上かということが非常に重要だ ⇨ In Asia it is very important to distinguish who is senior to you
- 人間誰でも年を取る ⇨ All humans age
- 今話してた人、誰？ ⇨ Who was it you were just talking to just now?
- 彼は誰も笑わない冗談を言って一人悦に入っている (えつにいる) ⇨ He is having a lot of fun with jokes nobody else is laughing
- 誰しも死ぬのは怖い ⇨ Everybody is scared of dying
- 誰かが戸をこじ開けようとした跡があった ⇨ There was a sign that someone tried to pry open the door
- 彼は誰に投票するか未だ決めていない ⇨ He still hasn’t decided whom to vote for
- 彼じゃなかったの？するとあれは誰だったんだ？ ⇨ It was not him? If so who was that then?
- 誰がやったか目星は付いている ⇨ I have a rough idea who did this