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are that one over there

dore which one

koko this place, here

soko that place (near you),
there

asoko over there

doko where

“Sensei, kore wa sensei no kasa desu ka.”
“Professor, is this your umbrella?”

“Īe, sore wa Maiku-san no kasa desu.”
“No, it’s Mike’s.”

2.2. Prenouns

The words kono, sono, and ano are prenouns, or more

commonly called demonstrative adjectives. These words
precede a noun and modify its meaning, much as a noun is
modified by a phrase consisting of a noun followed by the

particle no: kono gakkō ‘this school,’ watashi no gakkō ‘my

school.’

kono this

sono that

ano that over there

dono which