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これ、この? このぼうしはだれですか?  これはぼうしのだれですか? I'm trying to ask, "Whose hat is this?" I have to include either この or これand I'm having a hard time figuring out the sentence structure x_x

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これ、この?

このぼうしはだれですか? 

これはぼうしのだれですか?

I'm trying to ask, "Whose hat is this?" I have to include either この or これand I'm having a hard time figuring out the sentence structure x_x

 

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Whose: だれの

Whose hat is this? -> これはだれのぼうしですか?

     Ans: This (It) is his hat. (これは(それは))かれのぼうしです。

                                It is his: かれのです is also correct as same with the following one.

Whose is this hat? -> このぼうしはだれのですか?

     Ans: This hat (It) is his. (このぼうしは(それは))かれのです。

If you correlate the question to the answer, it may be helpful to understand the structure.

 

Hope it helps!

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Hi Janell. In my opinion, I'd like to say

このぼうしはだれですか?> このぼうしはだれのですか

これはぼうしのだれですか? > これはだれのぼうしですか

and I think the first sentence sounds more natural (personal opinion).

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It's このぼうい. You always use この, その, or あの if a noun follows immediately after. これ, それ, or あれ means this one, that one, and that one over there, respectively. Hope this helps!

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