► 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:
- 内部の誰かがスパイ潜入の手引きをしたと思われる ⇨ It is believed that some insider helped the spy infiltrate
- 人類の将来がどうなるかは誰にも予測が出来ない ⇨ Nobody can predict the future of mankind
- 電話したけども誰も出なかった ⇨ I called but nobody answered
- あの人誰？ ⇨ Who is that (over there)?
- 誰が初めに話すの？ ⇨ Who speaks first?
- 誰もが明らかな問題の存在を無視している ⇨ Everybody is ignoring the presence of obvious problems
- もし彼でなかったとすると、一体誰だったんだ？ ⇨ If (we suppose) it was not him, then who was it?
- 品質にかけてはこの製品は誰にも負けない ⇨ When it comes to quality this product cannot be beaten
- 彼は誰にも頭を下げない ⇨ He never lowers his head, asks something humbly, politely
- 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?
- 誰がやったか見当は付いている ⇨ I think I know who did this
- 誰かが口笛を吹いている ⇨ Someone is whistling
- あの女の人は誰？ ⇨ Who is that woman?
- 誰も老衰することは避けられない ⇨ Nobody can avoid getting old and deteriorating
- 誰もおらんのか？ ⇨ Nobody here?