JLPT N5 grammar

〜と〜とどちら

〜と〜とどちら means which of A and B. It is a JLPT N5 grammar point. This pattern lists two choices and asks which one. It is commonly used as AとBとどちらが〜ですか.

Japanese sources describe it as 「AとBとどちら」.

〜と〜とどちら examples

りんごとみかんとどちらが好きですか。

Which do you like, apples or oranges?

日本語と英語とどちらが難しいですか。

Which is harder, Japanese or English?

〜と〜とどちら exercises

Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.

  1. りんご( )みかんとどちらが好きですか。

    • や
    • と ✓
    • か
    • も

    Which do you like, apples or oranges?

  2. 電車とバスと( )が速いですか。

    • どこ
    • だれ
    • どちら ✓
    • いつ

    Which is faster, the train or the bus?

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