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8課 引用・埋め込み疑問
Quotes & nested questions — と言う, と思う, かどうか, 疑問詞+か
8課

どういう意味ですか / どういうN

接続:どういう + 意味/N
What does it mean? / How is it? — ask about content, properties.
注意 / Note:どういう ask content, どんな ask nature, impression. どういう人 = what a person is like (what they do, how they relate to each other); どんな人 = what kind of person (tall, gentle...).
比較 / Compare:どういう意味(what meaning)/どんな意味(which shade)— どういう is more common.
よく出る形 / Common form:〜はどういう意味ですか。/どういうNですか。
この言葉はどういう意味ですか。
What does this word mean?
それはどういうことですか。
How is that?
田中さんはどういう人ですか。
What kind of person is Mr. Tanaka?

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