Japanese Language 「Particles」 「Part 18」 「Demo・でも」 「Part 2」 「4」 Demo can be used in the form donna...demo: "whatever." Examples: ヨーロッパへ行ったら、どんあ美術館でも見てみたい。 Yōroppa e ittara, donna bijutsuーkan demo mite mitai. If I go to Europe, I'll want to see whatever museums [I can]. 英語のでくる人なら、どんな人でもかまいません。 Eigo no dekuru hito nara, donna hito demo kamaimasen. As long as it's someone who can speak English, It doesn't matter who it is. 「5」 Demo can be used with two or more nouns which serve as examples of a larger list: "either...or (and others of a similar nature)." Examples: 松本さんは運動神経がいいので、テニスでも、ゴルフでもできますよ。 Matsumoto-san wa undō-shinkei ga ii no de, tenisu demo, gorufu demo dekimasu yo. Given Matsumoto's good reflexes, he can play either tennis or golf [or any other sport]. 片岡さんは、外国語に興味を持っているから、フランス語でも中国語でも、すぐ覚えてします。 Kataoka-san wa, gaikoku-go ni kyōmi o motte iru kara, furansu-go demo chūgoku-go demo, sugu oboete shimasu. Since Kataoka is interested in foreign languages, he can easily pick up French or Chinese. 「6」 Demo can be used when indicating a singular possibility: "...or something." Examples: 映画でも見に行きませんか。 Eiga demo mi ni ikimasen ka. How about going to see a movie or something? レコードでもききましょうか. Rekōdo demo kikimashou ka. Shall we listen to a record or something? Hope that this information was helpful to you, next we shall be covering the particle 「To・と」hope to see you there! ( •˓◞•̀ ) こゆうきあいはら ( •˓◞•̀ )
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