Questions tagged [kosoado]
こそあど. Questions regarding the ko/so/a/do word series, such as この・その・あの・どの
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Why/when should I use the different forms of this and that?
When do I use これ, それ, and あれ vs この, その, and あの to say "this" or "that".
example: why is it
それはペンです
vs
そのはペンです
?
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どのｖｓどれ- can I use them interchangeably?
Currently going through my textbook and we are learning about どの
例えば: サントスさんはどの人ですか。。あの背が高くて、髪が黒い人です
This sounded awfully familiar to me. So I went back and remembered we learned どれ too.
例えば:...
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Choosing the right prefix of the ko-so-a-do series
When talking to native speakers, I find that I'm often corrected for picking the wrong prefix when using words from the ko-so-a-do series (as in これ、そちら、あそこ、どんな、etc). My confusion mainly involves ko-so-...
