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    The document defines and compares Japanese demonstrative pronouns. It states that "kore" means "this", "sore" means "that", and "are" means "that over there". While "kore" and "kono" both mean the same in English, "kore" is a demonstrative pronoun and "kono" modifies a following noun. "Sore" and "sono" also have the same meaning but are used differently, with "sore" being a noun and "sono" modifying another noun. Examples are given showing the proper uses of these pronouns.

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    The document defines and compares Japanese demonstrative pronouns. It states that "kore" means "this", "sore" means "that", and "are" means "that over there". While "kore" and "kono" both mean the same in English, "kore" is a demonstrative pronoun and "kono" modifies a following noun. "Sore" and "sono" also have the same meaning but are used differently, with "sore" being a noun and "sono" modifying another noun. Examples are given showing the proper uses of these pronouns.

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    The document defines and compares Japanese demonstrative pronouns. It states that "kore" means "this", "sore" means "that", and "are" means "that over there". While "kore" and "kono" both mean the same in English, "kore" is a demonstrative pronoun and "kono" modifies a following noun. "Sore" and "sono" also have the same meaning but are used differently, with "sore" being a noun and "sono" modifying another noun. Examples are given showing the proper uses of these pronouns.

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    1.

     What is kore in English?

     KORE means “THIS”

    2. What is sore in English?

     SORE means “THAT”

    3. What is are in English?

     ARE is “THAT OVER THERE”


    4. Is kore and kono similar in English? how do they differ?
     While they are pronounced differently, the English words kore and kono have the same
    meaning. Whereas Kono modifies a noun and is immediately followed by a noun, Kore is
    a demonstrative that serves as a noun.
    5.  Is sore and sono similar in English? how do they differ?
    Sore and Sono have the same meaning, but in terms of communication they both are used
    differently. Sore is considered as noun as Sono it is considered a

    1. This bag is mine.

    Kono kaban wa watashi no desu.

    2. Is that shoes yours?

    Sore wa anata no kutsu desu ka?

    3. My scissor is this.

    Kore wa watashi no hasami desu.

    4. Is the teacher's book that one?

    Sore wa Sensei no hon desu ka?


    5. That person over there is a foreigner.

    Ano hito wa gaijin desu.

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