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
どんな音楽を聞きますか。
What kind of music do you listen to?
新しい先生はどんな人ですか。
What's the new teacher like?
どんな映画が好きですか。
What kind of films do you like?
京都はどんな町ですか。
What sort of place is Kyoto?
昨日はどんな料理を作りましたか。
What kind of food did you make yesterday?