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Look at the arrow: where is the wine from? Use 「どこの＋noun」 to ask where something comes from.

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Lesson notes · ≈ JLPT N5 · Beginner 1

どこの〜doko no ~

ask where from

Use 「どこの〜」 to ask where something comes from; context may point to its maker, shop, or cuisine.

How it works

  1. Look at the arrow: where is the wine from? Use 「どこの＋noun」 to ask where something comes from.

    Look at the arrow: where is the wine from? Use 「どこの＋noun」 to ask where something comes from.

  2. Put 「の」 after 「どこ」, then add a noun. To answer, replace 「どこ」 with the name of the place or source.

    Put 「の」 after 「どこ」, then add a noun. To answer, replace 「どこ」 with the name of the place or source.

  3. When asked where the wine is from, you can answer France or Italy. Keep 「の」 after the country name, too.

    When asked where the wine is from, you can answer France or Italy. Keep 「の」 after the country name, too.

  4. 「どこの服ですか」 can also ask which shop the clothes came from or what brand they are.

    「どこの服ですか」 can also ask which shop the clothes came from or what brand they are.

  5. Whether the question asks about the place of production, shop, or brand depends on the context. A brand does not always tell you where something was made.

    Whether the question asks about the place of production, shop, or brand depends on the context. A brand does not always tell you where something was made.

「どこの料理ですか」 asks where a dish is from—for example, which country’s cuisine it belongs to.

「どこの料理ですか」 asks where a dish is from—for example, which country’s cuisine it belongs to.

  • 「どこですか」 asks where something is. 「どこの＋noun」 asks where it comes from.

    「どこですか」 asks where something is. 「どこの＋noun」 asks where it comes from.

    • Example sentences

    • どこdokoのno服ふくfukuですdesuかka

      Where are these clothes from?

    • どこdokoのno料理りょうりryouriですdesuか。かka

      What cuisine is this dish from?

    In a conversation

    • A
      これはわどこのワインわいんですか。か

      A: Where is this wine from?

    • B
      フランスふらんすのワインわいんです。です

      B: It's French wine.

    • A
      あれはわどこのワインわいんですか。か

      A: Where is that wine from?

    • B
      イタリアいたりあのワインわいんです。です

      B: It's Italian wine.

    Check yourself

    1. Level 1 · Recognise

      Which sentence is correct?

    2. Level 1 · Recognise

      Listen and choose the meaning

    3. Level 2 · Build

      Put the words in order

      Where is this wine from?

    4. Level 3 · Use

      What goes in the blank?

      いらっしゃい 。

      Welcome.

    More grammar in this theme

    • 〜はどこですかasking where something is
    • ここ・そこ・あそこ・どこplace words by distance
    • 〜は何階ですかasking which floor
    • 〜はいくらですかasking the price
    • この〜・その〜・あの〜which item by distance
    • 〜をくださいpolite request for an item
    • 何の〜asking kind or contents
    • どこの〜ask where from
    • 〜を〜くださいpolite request when ordering
    • 誰の〜ask who owns it
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