JLPT N5 · Pronoun

どなた (donata)

どなた is a Japanese pronoun meaning “who”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: どなた
Romaji: donata
Word class: Pronoun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

who · pronoun · usually written in kana, honorific

Example sentences

「どなたですか」「お母さんよ」

"Who is it?" "It's your mother."

Tatoeba #4914

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1189370 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.