どんな

どんな is used to ask about the type, kind, or nature of something.

🔹 Basic Meaning

• “what kind of … ?”
• “what type of … ?”
• “what sort of … ?”

🔹 When to use どんな

• To ask about the kind or type of something
• To ask for a description (not a name)
• When you don’t know what something is like
• Common in daily conversation (N5)

🔹 Simple Examples

どんな映画が好きですか。
→ What kind of movies do you like?

どんな食べ物ですか。
→ What kind of food is it?

どんな人ですか。
→ What kind of person is he/she?

どんな音楽を聞きますか。
→ What kind of music do you listen to?

🔹 Difference (N5-friendly)

どんな asks about the type or nature, not the name.
(Compare: 何の = “which / what (specific)”)

⭐ The Grammar Summary

• どんな = “what kind of”
• Used before nouns
• Asks for description or type, not a specific item
• Very common in N5 Japanese