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この／その／あの + N

Modifies a noun according to the object's distance

Meaning

Modifies a noun according to the object's distance.

Formation

  1. Only before a noun: この本 (never これ本)
  2. Same distance system as これ・それ・あれ

When to use it

Core use
Modifies a noun according to the object's distance

Examples

14 sentences

  • この本ほんは面白いおもしろいです

    This book is interesting.

  • あの人ひとは先生せんせいです

    That person over there is a teacher.

  • この本ほんを図書館としょかんで借りましたかりました

    I borrowed this book from the library.

  • あの山やまの向こうむこうに村むらがあります

    There is a village beyond that mountain.

  • この鍵かぎを見せみせてください

    Please show me this key.

  • その財布さいふを見せみせてください

    Please show me that wallet.

  • あの切符きっぷを見せみせてください

    Please show me that ticket over there.

  • この傘かさを見せみせてください

    Please show me this umbrella.

6 more examples

  • その帽子ぼうしを見せみせてください

    Please show me that hat.

  • あの辞書じしょを見せみせてください

    Please show me that dictionary over there.

  • この携帯電話けいたいでんわを見せみせてください

    Please show me this mobile phone.

  • そのコートを見せみせてください

    Please show me that coat.

  • あのかばんを見せみせてください

    Please show me that bag over there.

  • この眼鏡めがねを見せみせてください

    Please show me this pair of glasses.

Important notes

  • この・その・あの always come before a noun — この本, その人, あの店. They follow the same distance system as これ・それ・あれ.

Common mistakes

  • They cannot stand alone: 'this one' is これ, not この. Do not add の after them: このの本 is wrong.

Check yourself

Pick the translation of each sentence. The wrong options translate similar patterns, so watch the grammar rather than the words.

  1. その帽子ぼうしを見せみせてください
  2. そのコートを見せみせてください
  3. この眼鏡めがねを見せみせてください

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