Japanese word

どれどれ

Pronunciation

Romajidoredore

Meaning

  • interjectionlet me see

Example

どれどれ、その写真を見せてください。do re do re so no sha shin o mi se te ku da sa i

Let me see. Please show me that picture.

Illustration for どれどれ (let me see)

More examples

どれどれ、届いた資料を読ませてください。do re do re todo i ta shi ryō o yo ma se te ku da sa i

Let me see; please let me read the material that arrived.

Core concept

Marks the moment when a speaker turns attention toward something to examine it.

Common phrases

  • どれどれ、見せてdo re do re mi se te

    let me see it

Definition in Japanese

物事を自分で見て確かめようとするときに発する語。mono goto o ji bun de mi te tashi ka me yō to su ru to ki ni has su ru go

Word origin

The word is formed by repeating どれ (dore, "which"), whose repeated form works as a self-prompt to look or check something.

Usage tips

  • Unlike a direct question about which item is meant, どれどれ (doredore) is commonly said just before the speaker looks at the matter in question.

Other meanings

  • whichpronoun

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