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誰でも (だれでも, daredemo) Japanese meaning: anyone | Kotomora
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Related words 誰でも is the plain, most common form meaning 'anyone', while 誰にでも is an adverbial variant marked with に that is used before positive verbs for extra emphasis.
誰でも emphasizes 'no matter who, anyone at all' as a subject or general statement, whereas 誰にも is used specifically for indirect objects, passive agents, or things residing in people.
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He's the type who can become friends with anyone.
I want someone, anyone, to help me.
誰でも is the plain, casual way to say 'anyone,' while どなたでも uses the honorific どなた to speak politely about people.
Don't confuse with 誰も pairs with a negative predicate to mean 'nobody', while 誰でも means 'anyone/everyone' and works in affirmative, negative, or conditional sentences.
誰か means 'someone' (one unspecified person), whereas 誰でも means 'anyone/whoever' regardless of who it is.
Etymology Compound of 誰 (dare, 'who') + でも (demo, 'even, also'). The combination yields the meaning 'anyone' or 'whoever'.
