็ฌฌ2่ชฒ - Demonstratives & Possession
๐ Vocabulary
ใใ
kore
this (thing)
ใใ
sore
that (thing)
ใใ
are
that over there
ใใฎ
kono
this (+ noun)
ใใฎ
sono
that (+ noun)
ใใฎ
ano
that over there (+ noun)
ใปใ
hon
book
ใใใ
jisho
dictionary
ใใผใ
nooto
notebook
ใใใดใค
enpitsu
pencil
ใใ
kagi
key
ใจใใ
tokei
watch, clock
๐ Grammar Patterns
ใใ/ใใ/ใใ ใฏ ใใงใ
This/That/That over there is...
Example 1: ใใใฏ ใปใใงใใ
Kore wa hon desu.
This is a book.
Kore wa hon desu.
This is a book.
Example 2: ใใใฏ ใใใดใคใงใใใ
Sore wa enpitsu desu ka.
Is that a pencil?
Sore wa enpitsu desu ka.
Is that a pencil?
Example 3: ใใใฏ ใใใใฎ ใใฐใใงใใ
Are wa watashi no kaban desu.
That over there is my bag.
Are wa watashi no kaban desu.
That over there is my bag.
ใใฎ/ใใฎ/ใใฎ + noun
This/That/That + noun
Example 1: ใใฎใปใใฏ ใใใใใใงใใ
Kono hon wa omoshiroi desu.
This book is interesting.
Kono hon wa omoshiroi desu.
This book is interesting.
Example 2: ใใฎใใใฏ ใ ใใฎใงใใใ
Sono kagi wa dare no desu ka.
Whose key is that?
Sono kagi wa dare no desu ka.
Whose key is that?
ใใฎ (no) - Possession
Shows possession or association
Example 1: ใใใใฎ ใใฐใ
Watashi no kaban
My bag
Watashi no kaban
My bag
Example 2: ใใใใใฎ ใปใ
Sensei no hon
Teacher's book
Sensei no hon
Teacher's book
Example 3: ใซใปใใใฎ ใใใ
Nihongo no jisho
Japanese dictionary
Nihongo no jisho
Japanese dictionary
ใ ใใฎใใงใใ (dare no...desu ka)
Whose...is it?
Example: ใใใฏ ใ ใใฎ ใใฐใใงใใใ
Kore wa dare no kaban desu ka.
Whose bag is this?
Kore wa dare no kaban desu ka.
Whose bag is this?
ใชใ (nan)
What
Example: ใใใฏ ใชใใงใใใ
Kore wa nan desu ka.
What is this?
Kore wa nan desu ka.
What is this?
๐ฏ Practice Exercises
1. Choose the correct word: "This book" in Japanese is?
2. How do you say "my pencil"?
3. Which is correct for "That (near you) is a dictionary"?
4. How do you ask "Whose key is this?"