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Originally Posted by YuniYasha
こんにちは！私の名前はKyleだ。
I'm currently independently studying Japanese from a textbook I bought. One of the Lessons is about using Kono,Sono,Ano and Kore/Sore/are, and the book isn't too clear on the subject.
I was just curious as to a few differences between them. Now, from my understanding kore/sore/are is only for Non-Human things (according to my book) but you can use both for things like Cars,books, etc.
Can anyone explain to me the differences between them, and maybe provide a few examples where I should use one over the other? Thank you very much.
ありがとう。
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Just to add a little bit to the previous answer.
The series こ is made of:
これ=This (pronoun)
この＝This (adjective)
これら=These (pronoun)
これらの=These (adjective)
ここ=Here
These are used when the object is close to the person talking and far from the listener.
The series そ is made of:
それ=That (pronoun)
その=That (adjective)
それら=Those (pronoun)
それらの=Those (adjective)
そこ=There
There are used when the object is close to the listener and far from the speaker.
The series あ is made of:
あれ=That (pronoun)
あの=That (adjective)
あれら=Those (pronoun)
あれらの=Those (adjective)
あそこ=There
These are used when the object is far from both the speaker and the listener.