だれ
Alternative readings: だあれ
JLPT:N5
Frequency:
1

who; a pronoun used to ask about a person or identity. Variants like だあれ are emphatic/inquisitive.

Pronoun

Examples

あの人は誰ですか?

Who is that person?

これは誰のかばんですか?

Whose bag is this?

だれがこの手紙を書いたのか教えてください。

Please tell me who wrote this letter.

だあれ、そこにいるのは誰だ?(子どもがふざけて言う表現)

Who is that over there? (a playful/emphatic way a child might say it)

誰も来なかったので、会議は中止になった。

No one came, so the meeting was canceled.