Japanese Demonstrative Adjectives Made Simple For Beginners

What's a demonstrative adjective in Japanese?

Demonstrative adjectives describe nouns and their position. They're placed after the noun.

There are three demonstrative adjetives in Japanese. They are as follows:

• この----> *Kono-------->*It refers to an object or person near to the speaker
• その----> Sono--------> It refers to an object or person near to the listener
• あの----> Ano---------> It refers to an object or person far from both the speaker and the listener

Examples:

• Whose is this umbrella?

• これはだれの傘ですか？

• Kore wa dare no kasadesu ka?

• This bag is mine

• この かばん は わたし の です

• Kono kaban wa watashi nodesu

• That dog is yours.

• その犬はあなた次第です。

• Sono inu wa anata shidaidesu

• That is John's bag

• あの かばん は ジョン さん の です

• Ano kaban wa jon-san nodesu