Demonstrative Pronoun

Shijidaimeishi
しじだいめいし
(koko, soko, asoko)
 Learning Objectives

• Explain the uses of koko, soko, asoko

and doko that refers to places and in
particular directions;

• Explain the structure sentence pattern of

koko, soko, asoko using the “wa”
particle.
• ここ (koko) refers to the place where
the speaker is

• そこ (soko) points to the place where

the listener is

• あそこ (asoko) indicates the place which

is far from both the speaker and the
listener

• どこ (doko) is a question to determine

where a place is located.
 -ko –so –a –do words

ko- so- a- do-

thing kono + sono + ano + dono +
[Noun]
[Noun] [Noun] あの [Noun]
この その どの
kore sore are dore
これ それ あれ どれ
place koko soko asoko doko
ここ そこ あそこ どこ
 Dialogue A
Rie: Koko wa nan desu ka?
リエ : ここはなんですか .
Ria: Koko wa gakkō desu. (school)
リア : ここはがっこです .
Rie: Soko wa nan desu ka.
リエ : ここはなんですか .
Ria: Koko wa daidokoro desu. (kitchen)
リア : ここはだいどころ
です . Note:
This structure pattern koko/soko/asoko wa nan desu ka? is used
to ask a name of a place in terms of the function or purpose of
its use. koko means “this place”, soko means “that place”,
asoko means “that place over there” and nan desu means
“what is”.
 Koko/Soko/Asoko wa nan desu ka.

hospital byōin びょういん

post office yuubinkyoku ゆうびんきょく
bank ginkō ぎんこう
church kyōkai きょうかい
hotel hoteru ホテル
restaurant resutoran レストラン
coffee shop kissaten きっさてん
department store depaato デパート
supermarket su-pa- スーパー
fish store/shop sakana-ya さかなや
 Koko/Soko/Asoko wa nan desu ka.
flower shop hana-ya はなや
police station keisatsusho けいさつしょ
fire station shōbōsho しょうぼうしょ
pharmacy yakkyoku やっきょく
factory kōjo こうじょ
embassy taishikan たいしかん
university daigaku だいがく
library toshokan としょかん
classroom kyoshitsu きょしつ
toilet otearai おてあらい
museum bijutsukan びじゅつかん
 Koko/Soko/Asoko wa nan desu ka.
meat shop niku-ya にくや
train station eki えき
pharmacy kusuri-ya くすりや
Japanese bath ofuro おふろ
room heya へや
bookstore hon-ya ほんや
barber shop toko-ya とこや
pastry shop pan-ya パン屋
airport kuukō くうこう
movie house eigakan えいがかん
park kōen こうえん
 Dialogue B
Rie: Koko wa doko desu ka?
リエ : ここはどこですか .
Ria: Koko wa Manira desu.
リア : ここはマニラです .
Rie: Koko wa doko desu ka?
リエ : ここはどこですか .
Ria: Koko wa Tōkyō desu.
リア : ここはとうきょう
です .

Note:
Koko wa doko desu ka?
simply means where am I?
 Dialogue C
Rie: Eki wa doko desu ka.
リエ : えきはどこですか .

Ria: Eki wa asoko desu.

リア : えきはあそこです .

Let us take a look with the sentence pattern:

•“wa” indicates the topic of the sentence
•“doko” is the word for “where” in Japanese
•“desu” Is used at the end of the sentence and translates to “is
/ it is”
•“ka” is the question marker
 Practice ( れんしゅ
う)
Analyze the question and answer the following
questions below.

1. Anata no daigaku wa doko desu ka?

2. Kanojo no sensei no uchi wa doko desu ka.
3. Tomodachi no hana-ya wa doko desu ka.
4. Kare no kissaten wa doko desu ka.
5. Mari san no resutoran wa doko desu ka.