Who
Structure
- Demonstrative
[どなた is the formal version of だれ]
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How often is the kanji for だれ used? I have not come across it and according to Jisho.org, it is a JLPT N5 word but it is only taught at level 43 of Wanikani as a kanji?
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Hey and welcome on the community forums 
Both ways of writing are used, though I would say that using 誰 is a bit more common. 
I hope it helps,
Cheers
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Hello! In the question:
友達: 君は___?
私: あなたの友達でしょう!
Why is 誰か incorrect? I know that 誰か means
“someone”, but couldn’t it also work as “who?” with か to indicate that it’s a question?
Thanks!
Hello, everyone!
I have a simple question.
お前は誰で行く？
This phrase is in the examples, but I think 誰と is more natural than 誰で.
What do you think?
Do people use 誰で frequently?
Hey @junetheway !
Both 誰で and 誰と would work here! However, changing で to と would change the nuance of the sentence completely.
This sentence uses this で, which is used to highlight something/someone that is required to perform an action. This means that this で gives this sentence the nuance of ‘Who are you choosing’ instead of ‘going together’. A sentence like this may be heard when playing a video game that requires each players to pick a character.
Hope this clears it up!
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Oh, I see!!
The video game example really made me understand the difference!!
Thank you so much for the explanation!!
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