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どんな

what kind of, what … like

どんな + Noun

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どんな asks what kind of thing something is, and it always comes right before a noun: どんな音楽が好きですか, "what kind of music do you like?"; 新しい先生はどんな人ですか, "what's the new teacher like?"

It belongs to the こんな・そんな・あんな・どんな family: こんな本 is "a book like this", そんな事 "that sort of thing".

Compare its neighbours:

  • どの picks one from a known set: どの本? "which book?"
  • どう stands alone before です: どうですか, "how is it?"
  • どんな describes the kind: どんな本? "what sort of book?"

Examples

  • どんな音楽おんがくを聞ききますか。

    What kind of music do you listen to?

  • 新あたらしい先生せんせいはどんな人ひとですか。

    What's the new teacher like?

  • どんな映画えいが好がすきですか。

    What kind of films do you like?

  • 京都きょうとはどんな町まちですか。

    What sort of place is Kyoto?

  • 昨日きのうはどんな料理りょうりを作つくりましたか。

    What kind of food did you make yesterday?

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