{"id":114,"date":"2009-08-16T17:34:33","date_gmt":"2009-08-16T21:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=114"},"modified":"2009-08-16T17:34:33","modified_gmt":"2009-08-16T21:34:33","slug":"kore-sore-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/kore-sore-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Kore, Sore, Are"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Japanese, there are ways to say, ‘this, that and that over there’<\/p>\n

This – kore (\u3053\u308c<\/strong>). Refers to things that are close to\u00a0the speaker.<\/p>\n

That – sore (\u305d\u308c<\/strong>). Refers to things that are close to the person you are talking to.<\/p>\n

That over there – are (\u3042\u308c<\/strong>). Refers to things that are far away from both you and the speaker.<\/p>\n

Sample sentences:<\/p>\n

Kore wa hon des (\u3053\u308c\u306f\u3000\u307b\u3093\u3000\u3067\u3059<\/strong>) This is a\u00a0book (when the\u00a0book is close to you,\u00a0the speaker)<\/p>\n

Sore wa hon des (\u305d\u308c\u306f\u3000\u307b\u3093\u3000\u3067\u3059<\/strong>) That is a book (when the book is close to the person you are talking to)<\/p>\n

Are wa hon des (\u3042\u308c\u306f\u3000\u307b\u3093\u3000\u3067\u3059<\/strong>) That over there is a book (when the book is far away from you and the other person)<\/p>\n

Let’s say you want to be more specific. Imagine you are at a book store and there are many books. How do you refer to a specific book? Perhaps you are pointing to a specific book or holding a specific book. Then in this case you’d use:<\/p>\n

kono hon (\u3053\u306e\u3000\u307b\u3093<\/strong>) This book (in particular)<\/p>\n

sono hon (\u305d\u306e\u3000\u307b\u3093<\/strong>) That book (in particular)<\/p>\n

ano hon (\u3042\u306e\u3000\u307b\u3093<\/strong>) That book over there (in particular)<\/p>\n

Sample Sentences:<\/p>\n

kono hon wa\u00a0takai des\u00a0(\u3053\u306e\u3000\u307b\u3093\u306f\u3000\u305f\u304b\u3044\u3067\u3059<\/strong>) This book is expensive (when the book is close to you)<\/p>\n

sono hon wa takai des (\u305d\u306e\u3000\u307b\u3093\u306f\u3000\u305f\u304b\u3044\u3067\u3059<\/strong>) That book is expensive (when the book is close to the other person)<\/p>\n

ano hon wa takai des (\u3042\u306e\u3000\u307b\u3093\u306f\u3000\u305f\u304b\u3044\u3067\u3059<\/strong>) That book over there is expensive (when the book is far away from the speaker and the other person)<\/p>\n

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In Japanese, there are ways to say, ‘this, that and that over there’ This – kore (\u3053\u308c). Refers to things that are close to\u00a0the speaker. That – sore (\u305d\u308c). Refers to things that are close to the person you are talking to. That over there – are (\u3042\u308c). Refers to things that are far away…<\/p>\n

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