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JLPT N5 Grammar Point: どこか/何か

JLPT N5

This JLPT N5 grammar point explains how to use どこか/何か correctly, with formation rules and example sentences.

Pattern

Explanation

どこか means 'somewhere' or 'anywhere', and 何か means 'something' or 'anything'. They are used when the specific place or thing is not specified. The particles へ and を may be omitted in casual conversation.

Usage

Use どこか when talking about an unspecified location, and 何か for an unspecified object or thing.

Formation

どこか + (へ) + V; 何か + (を) + V

Examples

休みの日に どこかへ 遊びに 行きました。

やすみ の ひ に どこか へ あそび に いきました。

On my day off, I went somewhere to have fun.

お腹が空いたので、何か 食べたいです。

おなか が すいた ので、なにか たべたい です。

I’m hungry, so I want to eat something.

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