COURSE 1

LESSON 2
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Kore/sore/are- are demonstratives and works as nouns.

are

kore sore
Rei: kore は　　　　　　　 desu.

sore は　　　　　　　 desu.

are は　　　　　　　　 desu.

 NOUN
kono/sono/ano-はmodify nouns.

ano

kono sono
Rei: kono は watashi no desu.

sono は no kagi desu.

ano は　 dare no desu ka.

sou desu- often used to answer (in the
affirmative) a question.
-can’t be used when answering a
question in the negative.
Rei: sore wa anata no kaban desu ka.
… hai, sou desu.

～ ka, ～ ka - asking the listener to choose

between 2 or more alternatives for the answer.
Rei: kore wa [ １ ] desu ka, [ ７ ] desu ka.
… [ ７ ] desu.
N1 no N2
*some other uses of no.
1. N1 explains what N2 is about
kore wa konpyu-ta- no hon desu.
2. N1 indicates who owns N2
kore wa watashino hon desu.

no substituting for a noun

- no is used as a replacement for things but not
for people.
Rei: are wa dare no kaban desu ka.
… Sato-san no desu.

sou desu ka- this expression is used by the

speaker to acknowledge some new info. he or she
has just been given.
- pronounced with falling intonation.
Rei: kono kuruma wa anata no desu ka.
… iie, chigaimasu. Guputa san no desu.
sou desu ka.