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pre-noun adjectival
which; what
usually written using kana alone
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi) used to ask which one(s) among a set of three or more items. For two items, どちら or どっち is used instead.
See also: この · その · あの
どの
駅
で
降
りれ
ば
いい
です
か
。
At which station should I get off?
この
この means 'this' (near the speaker), while どの asks 'which' among three or more.
そのその means 'that' (near the listener), while どの asks 'which' among three or more.
あのあの means 'that' (far from both), while どの asks 'which' among three or more.
どちらどちら is used for choosing between two items, while どの is used for three or more.
Etymology
The historical derivation is uncertain; it functions as the interrogative counterpart to the demonstrative pre-noun adjectivals この, その, and あの.
