What is the difference between dono hito and donata?


I got to know that dono hito specifically asks about a person while donata is
for who in general, so does taht imply to all living beings? Are both used in
formal conversations?(If yes, which is preferable?)




どのひと (dono hito) is "which person", どなた (donata) is "who".

どの (dono) by itself is "which". You use どの when you want to select the correct
one among three or more options. どのひと is used when you are seeing three or
more people and want to know which is the right person.

> どの本ですか？ (Dono hon desu ka?)  
>  Which book (do you want)?

どなた is a polite version of だれ (dare), which just means "who". You use どなた when
you ask who someone is, who comes, who will do a job, etc.

> どなたですか？ (Donata desu ka?)  
>  Who's there? / Who is she? / etc.




どのひと (dono hito) is "which person", どなた (donata) is "who".

どの (dono) by itself is "which". You use どの when you want to select the correct
one among three or more options. どのひと is used when you are seeing three or
more people and want to know which is the right person.

> どの本ですか？ (Dono hon desu ka?)  
>  Which book (do you want)?

どなた is a polite version of だれ (dare), which just means "who". You use どなた when
you ask who someone is, who comes, who will do a job, etc.

> どなたですか？ (Donata desu ka?)  
>  Who's there? / Who is she? / etc.

