誰の（だれの、dareno）
- whose

The Japanese word 誰の (だれの) means "whose" or "who's." It indicates possession or ownership, asking about something belonging to someone. It's used to inquire about the owner of an object, a person, or something else.

⚫︎ この本は誰のですか？ Translation: Whose book is this? ⚫︎ 誰の車ですか？ Translation: Whose car is it? ⚫︎ 誰のカバンですか？ Translation: Whose bag is this?

⚫︎ 誰の is used when you want to know who something belongs to. ⚫︎ It usually appears before a noun (the thing owned). ⚫︎ It can also be used in more complex sentences to ask about who is doing something. For example, "誰の作った料理ですか？" (Whose cooking is this?)

⚫︎ 誰の is typically written in hiragana as だれの. ⚫︎ The kanji for "who" is 誰, but 誰の itself is generally not written with kanji. ⚫︎ The possessive particle の (no) is always written in hiragana.

There aren't direct synonyms for 誰の, as it is a specific interrogative possessive pronoun. However, you can use related phrases to express a similar meaning, depending on context. For example: ⚫︎ どの (dono) - which (of multiple options) ⚫︎ どなたの (donata no) - Whose (polite)

There is no direct antonym. 誰の asks about an unknown owner.

誰のペンですか？ ・Translation: Whose pen is it? ・Explanation: This is a simple sentence asking about the owner of a pen.

この傘は誰のですか？ ・Translation: Whose umbrella is this? ・Explanation: This sentence, using the particle "は," asks for the possessor of an umbrella.

誰の is derived from the interrogative pronoun 誰 (だれ - who) and the possessive particle の (no), which indicates ownership or belonging.