How ... , how long, how to -donogurai,do noyouni

to ask How in Japaneses Language, we can say with Do no youni , but if your sentence after how to is verb for example : how to read, how to write, is more easy to understand for Japanese people when you say with (...kata), see more example below

How to take this picture
dono youni kono kazou wo torimasuka

どのように この画像を取りますか。

How to make this cake
do no youni kono ke-ki wo tsukuru?

どのようにこのケーキを作る

sentence below use ... + kata to express how to + ..., learn the different with last sentence,

how to use this machine
kono kikai no tsukai kata wa dou desuka?
この　機械　の　使い方　は　どうですか。

how to write kanji ?
kanji no kakikata wa doudesuka ?
かんじ　の　書き方　は　どうですか。

How long
to express how long ... diffent with both of ... kata and dono youni, but use Dono gurai, for example

How long have you been here ?
donogurai koko ni irunoka.
donogurai koko ni imasuka.
どの　ぐらい　ここに　いるのか。

How much time will it take?
donogurai jikan ga kakarimasuka
どのぐらい　時間　が　かかりますか

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