どのような
どのような
expression
what kind of; what sort of
1.
what kind of; what sort of
An interrogative expression used to ask about the nature or type of something.
どのような仕事ですか。
What kind of work is it?
どのような基準で選んだのですか。
What kind of criteria did you use to choose?
どのような状況でも諦めない。
I won't give up in any situation.
In this usage, どのような means 'any kind of' rather than being a question.
どのような is a formal way to ask 'what kind of.'
FORMALITY LEVELS:
- どのような: formal/polite
- どんな: casual/neutral
GRAMMAR:
- どのような + noun: what kind of [noun]
- Used in both questions and statements
PATTERNS:
- どのような〜ですか: What kind of ~ is it?
- どのような〜でも: whatever kind of ~, any ~