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Tsukue no ue desu yo. It’s on the desk.

GRAMMAR NOTE Location Words

The location words above are all nouns and take the structure of X no Y when
combined with another noun. Recall that in X no Y, Y is the main noun.
Compare:

mae no biru the building in front
biru no mae the front of the building; in front of the
building

These location words, unlike other nouns, can combine with degree expressions.
sukoshi migi a little to the right

motto mae more to the front
mō shukoshi saki a little further ahead

There are three ko-so-a-do sets for locations: koko “here”, kocchi “this side; this

direction”, and kochira “this area; this direction”. The kochira set is often used
as more polite equivalents of the koko series.

PATTERN PRACTICE 1

Cue: Ue ni arimasu ka. Is it on top?

Response: Ie, shita ni arimasu yo. No, it’s underneath.
Cue: Resutoran no mae ni Is it in front of the restaurant?
arimasu ka.

Response: Ie, resutoran no ushiro ni No, it’s at the back of the restaurant.
arimasu yo.

Repeat the drill using the following information: