疑問詞＋でも

Question word + でも creates the meaning "any…": 何でも (anything), 誰でも (anyone), どこでも (anywhere), いつでも (anytime), どれでも (any one of them is fine).

This pattern always goes with an AFFIRMATIVE sentence: 何でも食べられます (I can eat anything). Be careful not to confuse it with question word + も + negative, which you learned at N5: 何も食べません (I don't eat anything), 誰もいません (there's no one). The short version: affirmative → でも, negative → も.

This kind of でも shows up a lot in invitations and permissions: いつでも聞いてください (feel free to ask anytime), どれでもいいですよ (any of them is fine).

Examples

• 私(わたし)は何(なん)でも食(た)べられます。

  I can eat anything.

• この公園(こうえん)は誰(だれ)でも入(はい)ることができます。

  Anyone can enter this park.

• 分(わ)からないことがあったら、いつでも聞(き)いてください。

  If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me anytime.

Related patterns

• 疑問詞＋ても
• 〜でも（例示）