All JLPT grammar
N5

どれでも~

Indicates 'any' or 'whichever' when referring to multiple items.

At a glance

どれでも means "any one" or "whichever" from a group of three or more things. It is used when every choice in the group is OK.

[Group は] どれでも + いいです / Verb

どれでも好すきなのを選えらんでください。 Please choose whichever one you like.


How to form it

どれでも is written in hiragana. It usually comes after the group (with は or この中なかから) and before the verb phrase.

Combines with Example Meaning
いいです / いい どれでもいいです。 Any of them is fine.
~てください (request) どれでも取とってください。 Please take any of them.
~ていいです (permission) どれでも使つかっていいです。 You may use any of them.
Potential verb どれでも使つかえます。 You can use any of them.

Examples

  • どれでもいいですか?

    Is any choice okay?

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