what kind of

Donna asks about the type or character of something and must be followed by a noun. The answer is usually an adjective plus that noun. It belongs to the ko-so-a-do family: konna, sonna, anna, donna.

Examples

• どんな音楽おんがくが好すきですか。

  Donna ongaku ga suki desu ka.

  What kind of music do you like?

• 京都きょうとはどんな町まちですか。

  Kyouto wa donna machi desu ka.

  What kind of city is Kyoto?

Vocabulary in these examples

• どんな what kind of
• 音楽 music
• 好き liked; favorite
• 町 town

Related patterns · Question words

• 何（なん / なに） what
• だれ / どなた who
• どこ where
• いつ when
• いくら how much (price)
• どう / いかが how; how about