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どこか

どこかdokokaN5neutral

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somewhere — どこ plus か, a place the speaker cannot or need not name + go

dokokani iku

somewhere — どこ plus か, a place the speaker cannot or need not name

meaning: go somewhere

Related

  • 行いく
  • どこかに〜
  • どこかに行いく

週末しゅうまつはどこかに行いくつもりです。

shuumatsu wa dokokani iku tsumori desu.

I'm planning to go somewhere this weekend. neutral

今度こんどの休やすみ、どっか行いこうよ。

kondo no yasumi, dokka ikou yo.

Let's go somewhere on the next day off. casual

All examples5

somewhere — the place is left open, unknown or simply not worth naming

  1. 週末しゅうまつはどこかに出でかけるつもりです。

    shuumatsu wa dokokani dekakeru tsumori desu.

    I'm planning to go out somewhere this weekend. neutral

  2. 今度こんどの休やすみ、どっか行いこうよ。

    kondo no yasumi, dokka ikou yo.

    Let's go somewhere on the next day off. casual

  3. 鍵かぎをどこかに置おき忘わすれてしまったみたいです。

    kagi o dokoka ni okiwasurete shimatta mitai desu.

    It seems I've left my keys somewhere. neutral

  4. どこかでお会あいしたことはありませんか。

    dokoka de oai shita koto wa arimasen ka.

    Haven't we met somewhere before? formal

  5. よろしければ、どこかで少すこしお休やすみになりませんか。

    yoroshikereba, dokoka de sukoshi o yasumi ni narimasen ka.

    If you'd like, won't you rest somewhere for a little while? formal

How it's formed2

All forms2

  • どっかdokkacontraction

    the spoken form, casual speech only — どっか寄よってく？

  • どこかへdokokahealternant

    へ in place of に where the place is a destination — どこかへ行いきたい.

Notes

The same か leaves any question word open — 何なにか, 誰だれか, いつか,
どれか — and each keeps the particle its verb wants (誰だれかに聞きく).