LESSON 02
Pointing out objects

Point out things with これ/それ/あれ and この/その/あの, say what they are and whose they are, and use the particle の.

単語Vocabulary37 words
this (thing here)pron.
that (thing near the listener)pron.
that (thing over there)pron.
this ~, this ~ hereadj.
that ~ near the listeneradj.
that ~ over thereadj.
bookn.
dictionaryn.
magazinen.
newspapern.
notebookn.
personal organisern.
business cardn.
(credit) cardn.
penciln.
ballpoint penn.
mechanical penciln.
keyn.
watch, clockn.
umbrellan.
bag, briefcasen.
CD, compact discn.
televisionn.
radion.
cameran.
computern.
car, vehiclen.
deskn.
chairn.
chocolaten.
coffeen.
souvenir, presentn.
the English languagen.
the Japanese languagen.
~ languagesuff.
whatinterr.
soadv.
文型Grammar patterns8 points
Demonstratives that act as nouns: これ near the speaker, それ near the listener, あれ away from both.
例
Is that a dictionary?
Same idea, but placed before a noun.
例
This book is mine.
はい、そうです answers a noun question in the affirmative; for "no" say いいえ、違います + the correct answer.
例
Is that a dictionary? Yes, it is.
Choose-one question; the answer just states the chosen option (no はい/いいえ).
例
Is this a 9 or a 7?
の links two nouns: ① N1 tells what N2 is about, ② N1 is the owner of N2.
例
This is a book on computers.
の can stand in for a noun already mentioned (things, not people).
例
This bag is mine.
Polite prefix added to certain nouns ([お]みやげ, [お]さけ).
例
souvenir (お = polite prefix)
Acknowledges new information just heard (falling intonation).
例
Oh, I see.
例文Example sentences6 pairs
Q.
Is that a dictionary?
A.
Yes, it is.
Q.
Is that Mr. Miller's?
A.
No, it isn't.
Q.
Is that a mechanical pencil?
A.
No, it's a ballpoint pen.
Q.
Is this a 9 or a 7?
A.
It's a 9.
Q.
Whose bag is that?
A.
It's Ms. Sato's.
Q.
Is this umbrella yours?
A.
No, it isn't. It's Mr. Schmidt's.
参考名前[なまえ] — Common Japanese family names20 words
Satō
Suzuki
Takahashi
Tanaka
Watanabe
Itō
Yamamoto
Nakamura
Kobayashi
Katō
Yoshida
Yamada
Sasaki
Saitō
Yamaguchi
Matsumoto
Inoue
Kimura
Hayashi
Shimizu
漢字Kanji8 characters
book, origin
5 strokes
what
7 strokes
car, vehicle
7 strokes
name
6 strokes
time, hour
10 strokes
new
13 strokes
to hear
14 strokes
language
14 strokes
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