N5

これ・それ・あれ

Learn the basic standalone words for this, that, and that over there.

Distinguish これ, それ, and あれRead reference words based on distance and contextUse these words in short beginner statements and questions

Guided study

Distance and reference

これ points to something near the speaker. それ points to something near the listener or already mentioned. あれ points to something far from both sides. These words stand alone, so they do not need a noun after them.

これはほんです。

This is a book.

これ stands alone and points near the speaker.

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それはかばんですか。

Is that your bag?

それ stands alone and points near the listener or to known information.

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