Kore, Sore, Are

// ใ“ใ‚Œ + ใฏ + <Noun> + ใงใ™

ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ่ปŠใงใ™ใ€‚

ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใใ‚‹ใพใงใ™ใ€‚

kore wa kuruma desu.

This is a car.

ใ“ใ‚Œ, ใใ‚Œ, ใ‚ใ‚Œ are demonstratives in Japanese.

Hiragara

Romaji

English

ใ“ใ‚Œ

kore

this

ใใ‚Œ

sore

that

ใ‚ใ‚Œ

are

that over there

ใ“ใฎ (+ noun)

kono

this

ใใฎ (+noun)

sono

that

ใ‚ใฎ (+noun)

ano

that over there

  • ใ“ใ‚Œ is something near to you.

  • ใใ‚Œ is something near to listeners.

  • ใ‚ใ‚Œ is something far away from both speaker and listeners.

  • ใ“ใ‚Œ, ใใ‚Œ, and ใ‚ใ‚Œ are used by themselves.

    • ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใใ‚‹ใพใงใ™ (This is a car)

  • ใ“ใฎ, ใใฎ, and ใ‚ใฎ are used with a noun.

    • ใ“ใฎใฎใ‚Šใ‚‚ใฎใฏใใ‚‹ใพใงใ™ (This vehicle is a car )

ใ“ใ‚Œ / ใใ‚Œ / ใ‚ใ‚Œ

Other vocabulary

Kanji

Hiragara

Romaji

English

ไน—ใ‚Š็‰ฉ

ใฎใ‚Šใ‚‚ใฎ

norimono

vehicle

่ปŠ

ใใ‚‹ใพ

kuruma

car

่‡ช่ปข่ปŠ

ใ˜ใฆใ‚“ใ—ใ‚ƒ

jitensya

bicycle

้›ป่ปŠ

ใงใ‚“ใ—ใ‚ƒ

densya

train

ๅœฐไธ‹้‰„

ใกใ‹ใฆใค

chikatetsu

subway

ใƒใ‚น

ใฐใ™

basu

bus

ใƒขใƒŽใƒฌใƒผใƒซ

ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚Œใƒผใ‚‹

monore-ru

monorail

็’ฐๅขƒ

ใ‹ใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ†

kankyo

environment

ใƒญใƒผใ‚ซใƒซ

ใ‚ใƒผใ‹ใ‚‹

ro-karu

local

้–‹็™บ

ใ‹ใ„ใฏใค

kaihatsu

development

ใ‚นใƒ†ใƒผใ‚ธใƒณใ‚ฐ

ใ™ใฆใƒผใ˜ใ‚“ใ

sute-jingu

staging

ๆœฌ็•ช

ใปใ‚“ใฐใ‚“

honban

production

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