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どなた
donata
Description
「どなた」は「だれ」のていねいな言い方です。知らない人や目上の人に、名前を聞くときに使います。
"どなた" is the polite form of "だれ". It is used when asking the name of someone you don't know or someone of higher status.
Meanings
どなたdonata
who (polite)
すみません、どなたですか。
Excuse me, who are you?
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
どなた is the polite form of 誰 (dare); use it with strangers or superiors.
- Nuance
どなた様 (donata-sama) is an even more formal variant common on the phone.
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