1) ‘this’ and ‘that’
- This – kore これ
- That – sore それ
- That (Very far from speaker) – are あれ
2) ‘this place’ and ‘that place’
- This place – koko ここ
- That place – soko そこ
- That place (Very far from speaker) – asoko あそこ
When using in this form:
[This/ that] is [noun]
[This place/ that place] is [noun]
The Japanese translation is very similar to that of Lesson 2, same grammar structure:
This is a pencil. = kore wa enpitsu desu. = これは鉛筆です。(enpitsu = pencil)
That (place) is my house. = soko wa watashi no ie desu. = そこは私の家です。(ie = home)
3) ‘This thing’ and ‘that thing’
- This (thing) – この
- That (thing) – その
- That (thing) (Very far from speaker) – あの
This bag is black in colour = kono kaban wa kuroi desu. = このかばんは黒いです。
In the above case. we are using this form:
[This (noun)] is [adjective].
