"Dare demo" & "minna"

Firefly_Song

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4 Jun 2007

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• 13 Jun 2007

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Hello!
I have a Japanese exam this week and would like to know what is the difference between だれも and みんあ ?

ありがとう！

 

undrentide

Japa'n vagyok

18 Jan 2006

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• 13 Jun 2007

• #2

The exact meaning could vary depending on the context, but generally:
だれでも anyone
みんな everyone

 

hkBattousai

Nihongo Learner

19 Oct 2006

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• 13 Jun 2007

• #3

だれでも also means nobody.

 

Firefly_Song

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4 Jun 2007

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• 13 Jun 2007

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Thank you very much

 

Elizabeth

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22 Apr 2003

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• 13 Jun 2007

• #5

hkBattousai said:

だれでも also means nobody.

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Very rarely is there a direct translation to nobody. Its basic meaning is "anybody/anyone" in the sense of "whomever."

 

FrustratedDave

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19 May 2007

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• 13 Jun 2007

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hkBattousai said:

だれでも also means nobody.

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If "だれも" was used this way " だれも行けなかった" "Nobody was able to go" , I would agree that this would be used as "nobody" , but as Elizabeth said "だれでも" would almost never be used as "nobody".