Lesson 1b - Space / Distance Concept

Space concept : This・That・Over There

これ・それ・あれ　は　N・Adj　です。

• This/That/Over there is N・Adj.

これ - Referring to N that is within reach of speaker.
それ - Referring to N that is within reach of listener.
あれ - Referring to N that is out of reach of both speaker and listener.

Question and Answering
Q:　これ・それ・あれ　は　N・Adj　ですか。
Is This/That/Over there N?

Y:　はい、これ・それ・あれ　は　N・Adj　です。
Yes, This/That/Over there is N.
N:　いいえ、これ・それ・あれ　は　N・Adj　ではありません。
No, This/That/Over there is not N.

Example on question and answer.

アリ:　これ　は　なん　ですか。

Ali: What is this?

アンナ:　それ　は　かさ　です。

Anna: That is an umbrella.

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Space concept : This・That・Over There

この・その・あの　N1　は　N2・Adj　です。

• TThis/That/That(Over there) N1 is N2・Adj.

この - Referring to N that is within reach of speaker.
その - Referring to N that is within reach of listener.
あの - Referring to N that is out of reach of both speaker and listener.

Question and Answering
Q:　N1　は　どの　ですか。
Is This/That/That(Over there) N1 N2・Adj?

A:　N1　は　この・その・あの　(N２)　です。
This/That/That(Over there) N1 is N2・Adj.

Example on question and answer.

アンナ:　アリさんのかさ　は　どの　かさ　ですか。
Anna: Which umbrella is Ali's umbrella?

アり:　私のかさ　は　この　あおい(かさ)　です。
Ali: My umbrella is this blue one.







Place concept : Here・There・Over There
ここ・そこ・あそこ　は　Pl　です。

• This/That/Over there is Pl.

ここ - Referring to a place that is within reach of speaker.
そこ - Referring to a place that is within reach of listener.
あそこ - Referring to a place that is out of reach of both speaker and listener.

Question and Answering
Q1:　ここ・そこ・あそこ　は　なん　ですか。
What is this/that/over that place?
A1:　ここ・そこ・あそこ　Pl　です。
Here/There/Over there is Pl.



Q２:　N　は　どこ　ですか。
Where is N?
A２:　N　は　ここ・そこ・あそこ　です。
N is Here/There/Over there.

Example on  question and answer.

子(こ) :　あそこ　は　なん　ですか。
Son : What is the place over there?
父(ちち):　あそこ　は　びょういん　です。
Father : The place over there is a hospital
子(こ) :　かんごし　は　どこです　か。
Son : Where is the nurse?
父(ちち):　かんごし　は　あそこ　です。
Father : The nurse is over there.