[JLPT N5] How long?: どちら・どなた・どのくらい・どう？

[Practice Question]
キムさんは（＿＿）日本にいますか。

*キムさんは（＿＿）にほんにいますか。



1 どちら

2 どなた

3 どのくらい

4 どう







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[Answer]


キムさんは（3 どのくらい）日本にいますか。

Kim-san, how long have you been in Japan?/How long has Kim-san been in Japan?​

Note: In Japanese, we often use the person’s name instead of “you”.





どのくらい

= “how long” or “how much”

→ It asks about duration (length of time).



In this sentence:

Asking about 日本にいます (being in Japan).

We want to know the length of time Kim-san stays in Japan.



For example, the answer could be:

3しゅうかん (3 weeks)

1ねん (1 year)



So, どのくらい fits perfectly.





✖ Other Choices:

1 どちら

= “where?” (polite)

→ But the place is already there: 日本のどちらにいますか

→ どちら日本にいますか is grammatically wrong.



2 どなた

= “who?” (polite)

→ どなた日本にいますか is grammatically wrong.



4 どう

= “how?” (condition or method)

→ どう日本にいますか is grammatically wrong.



As you can see, only どのくらい fits grammatically.





I hope this explanation helps! 😊

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