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第2課 · Lesson 2 of 25

02 This, that, whose

Point at things, ask what they are and who they belong to.

Patterns 5

  1. This / that / that over there

    これ ・ それ ・ あれ

    this (near me) · that (near you) · that (over there)

    この ほん

    this book (この/その/あの go before a noun)

  2. What is this?

    これは なんですか？

    What is this?

    これは ほんですか？

    Is this a book?

  3. A or B?

    Aですか、Bですか。

    Is it A or B?

    これは ほんですか、しんぶんですか。

    Is this a book or a newspaper?

  4. What kind of …?

    これは なんのNounですか？

    What kind of (noun) is this?

    これは なんの ほんですか？

    What kind of book is this?

    えいごの ほんです。

    It's an English book.

  5. Whose is it?

    これは だれのNounですか？

    Whose (noun) is this?

    これは だれの くつですか？

    Whose shoes are these?

    ジョンさんの くつです。

    They're John's shoes.

    この くつは ジョンさんのです。

    These shoes are John's.

    の shows who owns it. You can drop the noun after の when it's obvious.

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