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Japanese Grammar 102 – Demonstrative Pronouns

Kore (This) – Referring to something very close to the person talking

Kore+ra=Korera (These)


Sore(That) – Referring to something not close but not far from the person talking

Sore+ra=Sorera (Those)

Are (That) – Referring to something far from the person talking

Are+ra=Arera (Those)

Examples:
Kore wa isu desu – This is a chair
Are wa yama desu – That is a mountain

*desu confirms what is said in the sentence.

The demonstrative pronouns can become demonstrative adjectives by keeping the first two letters and adding ­no at the end for the singular and just adding ­no for the plural:

Kono jisho- This dictionary
Sono pen – That pen
Ano kōen – That park
Korerano hon – These books
Sorerano monogatari – Those fairy­tales

EXERCISE: 102 Demonstrative pronouns | NEXT: 103 Prepositions wa, ga, na, o, mo

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Grammar
101 Personal Pronouns
102 Demonstrative Pronouns
103 Prepositions wa, ga, no, o, mo
104 Prepositions he, ni, de, to, kara, made, ka
105 Existential Verbs
106 Godan Verbs
107 Ichidan Verbs
108 Positive, negative and interrogative sentence
109 Past and Present of verbs
110 Irregular Verbs
111 Verb + Tai Desu

Exercises
101 Personal Pronouns
102 Demonstrative pronouns
103 Prepositions wa, no, o, mo, ga
104 Prepositions he,ni,de,to,kara,made,ka
105 Existential Verbs
106 Godan Verbs
107 Ichidan Verbs
108 Positive, Negative and Interrogative sentence
109 Present and Past of Verbs
110 Irregular Verbs
111 Verb + Tai Desu
Vocabulary
101 Numbers
102 Family
103 Greetings
104 Food and Drinks
105 Times of the Day
106 House
107 City
108 Questions
109 Home Content
110 Jobs
Listening practice
101 Personal Pronouns
102 Demonstrative Pronouns
103 Prepositions wa, no, o, mo
104 Prepositions he, ni, de, to, kara, made, ka
105 Imasu, Arimasu
106 Godan Verbs
107 Ichidan Verbs
108 Positive, Negative and Interrogative sentence
109 Past and Present of Verbs
110 Irregular Verbs
111 Verb + Tai Desu
Dialogues
101 At the Restaurant
102 Tourist Office
103 Phone Call
104 Shopping
105 At the Dentist
106 The Train Station
107 Taxi
108 Hotel
109 Directions
110 Police Station

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