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Nota Kuliah Lesson 4

1) The lesson explains Japanese particles like kore, sore, are that indicate distance and perspective when referring to objects. Kore refers to things near the speaker, sore near the listener, and are far from both. 2) Particles like kono, sono, ano modify nouns to indicate distance and perspective as well. Kono refers to things near the speaker, sono near the listener, and ano far from both. 3) Similar particles like koko, soko, asoko refer to places from the perspective of distance from the speaker and listener.

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Nota Kuliah Lesson 4

1) The lesson explains Japanese particles like kore, sore, are that indicate distance and perspective when referring to objects. Kore refers to things near the speaker, sore near the listener, and are far from both. 2) Particles like kono, sono, ano modify nouns to indicate distance and perspective as well. Kono refers to things near the speaker, sono near the listener, and ano far from both. 3) Similar particles like koko, soko, asoko refer to places from the perspective of distance from the speaker and listener.

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Lesson 3:

Grammar explanation:

1) これ /　それ　/ あれ
Kore / sore / are

Kore refers to thing near the speaker


Sore refers to a thing near the listener
Are refers to a thing far from the speaker and the listener

2) このＮ　そのＮ　あのＮ

Kono , sono and ano modify nouns.

Kono N refers to a thing or a person near the speaker


Sono N refers to a thing or a person near the listener
Ano N refers to a thing or a person far from the
both the speaker and listener

3) ここ　/ そこ　/ あそこ


Koko / soko / asoko refer to a place

Koko is the place where the speaker is


Soko is the place where the listener is
Asoko is the place far from both the speaker and listener

4) N1 wa N2 (place ) desu.

Example:

トイレは　あそこ　です。

Toire wa asoko desu


Toilet is there
5) N1　は N2　です。

このほん　は　わたしの　です。
Kono hon wa watashi no desu.
This book is mine

あのかた　は　どなた　ですか。
Ano kata wa donata desu ka.
Who is that person?

そうです　/ そうではありません
Sou desu / Sou dewaarimasen

それは　ボールペン　ですか。
Sore wa Borupen desuka.
Is that a pen ?

はい、そうです。
Hai, sou desu
Yes, it is

6) それは　ボールペン　ですか。

Sore wa Borupen desuka


Is that a pen ?

いいえ、そうではありません。

Iie, sou dewaarimasen


No, it isn’t

7) The verb chigaimasu can be used to mean sou dewaarimasen.

それは　ボールペン　ですか。
Sore wa Borupen desuka
Is that a pen ?

いいえ、ちがいます。
Iie, chigaimasu.
No, it isn’t

8) desu ka …..desu ka
( S1 ka , S2 ka )
This is a question asking the listener to choose
between alternatives, S1 and S2 for the answer. As an
answer to this type of question, the choosen sentence
is stated.Neither hai or iie is used.

9) N1 は　N2　ですか、 N3　ですか。

Example :

Kore wa ‘9’ desu ka, ‘7’ desu ka


Is this a ‘9’ or ‘7’ ?

Kore wa ‘9’ desu


It’s ‘9’

10) N1 no N2

N1 explains what N2 is about

Example :

これは　コンピュータの　ほん　です。

Kore wa konpyuuta no hon desu


This is a book of computers.

11) N1 no N2

N1 explains who owns N2

Example :

これは　わたしの　ほん　です。

Kore wa watashi no hon desu.


This is my book.

Example：
このかばんは　あなたの　ですか。
Kono kaban wa anata no desu ka
Is this bag yours

いいえ、わたしの　ではありません。
Iie watashi no dewaarimasen
No, it’s not mine.

12) そう　ですか。
Sou desu ka

This expression is used when the speaker


receives new information and shows that
he or she understand it.

Example:

Kono tokei wa anata no desu ka.


Is this watch yours ?

Iie chigaimasu, Hafiz san no desu.


No, it’s Mr Hafiz’s.

Sou desu ka
I see.

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