GRAMMAR DETAIL
この
Precedes a noun to indicate something near the speaker.
Examples
この本はとても面白いです。
This book is very interesting.
Words used
この店のパンは毎朝焼きたてです。
The bread at this shop is freshly baked every morning.
Words used
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: Put a noun after
このto form a noun phrase.この本,この店
- Basic usage: It points out something near the speaker while naming the object.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Sentence structure compared with これ
この本は面白いですnames the book, whileこれは面白いですstands for the object already being indicated. Omitting the noun also requires changing the structure of the demonstrative expression.
- A noun phrase linked by の
- In
この店のパン,このdirectly modifies the shop. The whole phrase refers to that shop's bread, so distinguish the noun immediately after the demonstrative from the head of the complete phrase.
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