N4 grammar
疑問詞 + でも
Anyone, anything at all
Formationquestion word + でも
A question word plus でも opens the field completely: anyone, anywhere, whatever you like. It is the free choice version, where か picks out one unnamed thing. Handy for being generous in an invitation.
Examples
疑問詞 + でも is marked in each sentence. Tap any word for its dictionary entry.
彼は何でも知っているかのような口ぶりだ。
He talks as if he knew everything.
彼はどこでもスケッチを始める。
He begins to sketch no matter where he is.
いつでも家で待機しています。
I'm always on call at home.
好きなものをどれでも取りなさい。
Take whichever you like.
人はだれでもお山の大将になれる。
Every cock crows on his own dunghill.