いずれか
いずれか
pronoun
one or the other; either; whichever
1.
one or the other; either; whichever
A formal pronoun used to select one item from a set of options, meaning 'one of' or 'either one.' More literary than どれか or どちらか, and commonly found in written documents and official instructions.
いずれかを選べ。
Choose one or the other.
いずれかの方法で申し込んでください。
Please apply using one of the methods.
この問題にはいずれかの条件を満たす必要がある。
You need to meet one or the other of the conditions for this problem.
A formal pronoun meaning "one of" or "either one" from a set of options. More literary and formal than どれか or どちらか. Often used in written documents, contracts, and official instructions.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- いずれかの + noun: one of the ~
- いずれかを選ぶ: to choose one or the other
- いずれかに該当する: to fall under one of
SIMILAR WORDS:
- どれか — which one (casual, general)
- どちらか — one of two (polite but less formal than いずれか)
- いずれも — all of them; every one (contrasts with いずれか which selects one)