No. 1,122 in Japanese
ど
The Japanese word "ど" means "degree" or "how," and is used in questions to inquire about extent, manner, or frequency.
In a sentence
どれがあなたの帽子ですか？
Which one is your hat?
Here, 'ど' functions as an interrogative prefix used with 'れ' to form 'どれ', meaning 'which one'.
速度(そくど)を上げてください。
Please increase the speed.
In this sentence, 'ど' is part of the compound word '速度', which means 'speed'. It does not independently hold meaning as 'ど' here.
次(つぎ)の角(かど)を右(みぎ)に曲(ま)がる。
Turn right at the next corner.
'ど' appears as part of the word '角', meaning 'corner'. Similar to the above, its role is integrated into the noun.
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