JLPT N5 grammar · Conjunctions & Questions
どこか/何か/だれか/いつか: meaning, usage and examples
どこか/何か/だれか/いつか means: somewhere/something/someone/sometime.
How to form it
どこか / 何か / だれか / いつか (indefinite pronouns)
Examples
何か食べましょう。
Let's get something to eat.
だれか来ましたか。
Did someone come?
週末、どこかへ行きましたか。
Did you go anywhere on the weekend?
いつか日本に住みたいです。
Someday I want to live in Japan.
When to use it
Indefinite, unknown references: 'somewhere', 'something', 'someone', 'sometime'.
Nuance
These are used in questions and positive statements. In negative sentences, use the も-version instead.
Compare
どこか行きましたか (Did you go somewhere?) vs. どこへも行きませんでした (I didn't go anywhere).
Tip: いつか (sometime, someday) is often used in hopeful or uncertain statements about the future.
More in Conjunctions & Questions
- [Person/Animal] と: with [Person/Animal]
- [Noun] と [Noun]: [Noun] and [Noun] (a complete list)
- ~や~: things like... and... (an incomplete list)
- [Noun] の [Noun]: (particle indicating possession or modification)
- が/けど: but... (conjunction)
- ~から: because... (reason)
- 〜とき: when… (at the time of...)
- どんな [Noun]: what kind of [Noun]?
- どうですか: how about, how... (asking for an opinion or impression)
- 何 (なん/なに): what
- どこ(へ/に)も/何も/だれも + (Negative): not…anywhere / not...anything / no one
Frequently asked questions
What does どこか/何か/だれか/いつか mean?
Somewhere/something/someone/sometime. Example: 何か食べましょう。 (Let's get something to eat.)
How do you form どこか/何か/だれか/いつか?
どこか / 何か / だれか / いつか (indefinite pronouns). いつか (sometime, someday) is often used in hopeful or uncertain statements about the future.