Course 1

Lesson 3
Koko/soko/asoko- demonstratives and referring
to places.
Kochira/sochira/achira- referring to direction.
polite equivalent of koko/soko/asoko.

N は place desu- this pattern state where a

place,
thing, or person is.
Rei:
otearai wa asoko desu.
denwa wa nikai desu.
Doko/dochira- doko in English is “where?”.
dochira means “which direction?”.can also be
used for asking where?it is politer than doko.
Rei:
jimusho wa doko desu ka.
…asoko desu.
erebe-ta- wa dochira desu ka.
…achira desu.
Doko/Dochira are also used for asking the name
of the country, company, school or other place or
organization to which someone belongs.
Rei: gakkou wa doko desu ka.
kaisha wa dochira desu ka.

N1 no N2- some other uses of no.

*N1 name of a country and N2 is the name of a
product, it means N2 is made in that country.

*N1 is the name of a company and N2 is the

name of a product, it means that N2 is made by
that company.
*interrogative doko is used when asking where or
by what company something is made.
Rei:
kore wa doko no konpyu-ta desu ka.
… nihon no konpyu-ta desu.(country)
… pawa- denki no konpyu-ta desu.(company)