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N5

どこでも~

Express 'anywhere' or 'everywhere' in Japanese.

At a glance

どこでも means "anywhere" or "everywhere". It says that any place is OK, or that something is possible in every place.

どこでも + verb (affirmative)
どこでも + いいです

このカードはどこでも使つかえます。 This card can be used anywhere.


How to form it

どこでも is どこ "where" + でも "any". It goes before the verb or before いいです.

Combines with Where it goes Example
Verb (often the "can" form) Before the verb どこでも買かえます。
いいです / 大丈夫だいじょうぶです Before いい / 大丈夫 どこでもいいです。
Topic + は After the topic 席せきはどこでもいいです。

With verbs that mark the place with で (食たべる, 買かう, 使つかう), でも replaces で. Do not add another で.

Examples

  • どこでも好すきな場所ばしょで勉強べんきょうできます。

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