Demonstratives

this/that/that over there — pointing to things and places

'This is my book.' 'That place over there is the station.' Demonstratives are the building blocks of pointing at anything in Japanese.

What you'll learn

• Use これ/それ/あれ for objects
• Use ここ/そこ/あそこ for places
• Use この/その/あの/どの before nouns

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