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どう・いかが

how (is it)

Topic は + どう / いかが + ですか

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どう asks how something is: 日本の生活はどうですか, "how's life in Japan?"; 昨日の映画はどうだった? "how was the film?"

いかが is its polite version, and the standard way to offer something: コーヒーはいかがですか, "would you like some coffee?"

English often says "what" where Japanese says どう: 「この服、どう思う?」 is "what do you think of these clothes?"

どうやって asks by what method: 駅までどうやって行きますか, "how do you get to the station?"

Before a noun, "what kind of" is どんな, the next point. どう itself never goes directly before a noun.

Register: いかが is the polite version, used for offers and in service language.

Examples

  • 日本にほんの生活せいかつはどうですか。

    How's life in Japan?

  • コーヒーはいかがですか。

    Would you like some coffee?

  • 昨日きのうの映画えいがはどうだった?

    How was the film yesterday?

  • この服ふく、どう思おもう?

    What do you think of these clothes?

  • 駅えきまでどうやって行いきますか。

    How do you get to the station?

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