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Japanese Pronouns
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As with the English language, Japanese has personal pronouns and demonstrative pronouns.
I - Watashi
You - anata
She/her - kanojo
He/him - kare
They/Them - kanojora
We/Us - Watashi tachi
They - Karera
If you want to show possession for a personal pronoun; just add 'no' to it; so, if you want to say -
Your (possessive) just add 'no' to the pronoun 'you'- 'anata' as shown:
Your - anata no
, and to say Yours - anata no mono. Each pronoun is written in this manner. Just add the 'no' for
singular possessive and 'no mono' for plural possessive.
No is a Japanese 'particle' and it means 'to show possession'. You just need to add it after a pronoun or noun to
show or mean possession when speaking Japanese or writing Japanese. To learn about particles in Japanese Go Here
Demonstrative and Interrogative Pronouns:
Demonstrative Pronouns begin with Ko, So, A. Which pronoun you use depends on the proximity of what you're talking about.
For example, if your speaking with someone and talking
about a book that's near you, then you use the Pronoun - kore. If however, the book is closer to the person you're speaking with, then you would use the pronoun - sore. And, if
your both talking about a book that is not near either of you, then you would use the pronoun - are.
This/these - kore, Use Kore if if it's closer to the person talking
That/those - Sore, Use Sore if it's closer to the listener
That/those - Are, Use Are if what you're talking about is not close to the speaker or the listener
Formal - especially use when talking about people; and in formal situation
This/here - kochira, ,Use Kochira if what you're talking about is closer to the person speaking(speaker)
That/there - sochira, Use Sochira if what you're talking about is closer to the listener
That/there - achira, Use Achira if what you're talking about is not close to the speaker or the listener.
Informal - when talking amongst friends, people you know, not formal situation
Used the same as kochira, sochira, achira; these words are to be used in informal speaking.
Here - koko
There - soko
Over there - asoko
If it's with you, like 'here', use koko.
If you're talking about something close to another person, use soko, if it is further away, like 'over there', away from you and another person, then use asoko.
Interrogative Pronouns begin with Do, and are used in questions.
If you want to ask a question in Japanese, use one of these pronouns. Interrogative pronouns begin with 'do'.
Where - doko
Which - dore
What/where - dochira
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