Japanese Demonstrative Adjectives Made Simple For Beginners
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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:
| English | Katakana/Hiragana | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| This | この | Kono |
| That | その | Sono |
| あの | Ano |
- 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
