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Starry Starry Fright Captain
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 Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 11:24 am
Before you set about learning the Japanese names of all the objects you encounter in daily life, it is useful to know how to refer to an object nearby. Hence, I bring you this lesson.
Plus, I think we need an "easier" lesson after some of the brain-melters I`ve been throwing at you lately.
kore - this word refers to an object close to the speaker
ex) kore wa hon desu. (this is a book)
sore - this word refers to an object close to the listener
ex) sore wa isu desu (that is a chair)
are - this word refers to an object that isn`t close to either person
ex) are wa hito desu (That thing over there is a person.)
Now if you want to refer to a specific object, the words are a little different:
kono - this is something close to the speaker
ex) kono hon wa murasaki desu (this book is purple)
sono - this is something close to the listener
ex) sono isu wa ookii desu (that chair is big)
ano - this is something that isn`t close to either person
ex) ano hito wa Yuki desu. (That person over there is Yuki.)
And there you have it. Is everyone clear on when to use kore, sore, are, and when to use kono, sono and ano.
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:49 pm
I do understand these things, but barely because I wasn't really a fan of learning this when I had to in school.
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Starry Starry Fright Captain
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 6:33 pm
knowyourlittlesecret I do understand these things, but barely because I wasn't really a fan of learning this when I had to in school. Ahaha I wasn't either. But it's just six little words! You can do it!
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Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:21 am
So kono is just saying what it is right? Describing color and stuff?
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Starry Starry Fright Captain
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 11:51 am
xXSakura-chanxX67 So kono is just saying what it is right? Describing color and stuff? Yes, kono, sono and ano are used when you want to talk about the properties of a specific object.
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:18 am
biggrin How about ここ、そこ and あそこ? Same principle but with places!
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 4:51 pm
あそこにいる人はルルーシュです
Asoko ni iru hito wa rurūshudesu
is this correct sensei? XD
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:08 am
As an interesting aside...In the Japanese translation of Harry Potter, Voldemort is known as あの人 （ano hito) or 'that person' xd
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Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 3:30 pm
oh okay. thanks for different explain. arigatou.
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 1:41 pm
マックスは私の愛犬です。
Makkusu wa watashi no aikendesu.
Hoping this corrected.
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 1:02 pm
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 11:06 am
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Starry Starry Fright Captain
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:15 pm
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Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 4:50 pm
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Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:32 pm
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