この・その・あの

Use this, that, and that over there before a noun, and keep them separate from これ, それ, and あれ.

Recognize この, その, and あの as noun-following forms.Keep the same distance logic as これ, それ, and あれ.Read short noun phrases smoothly from left to right.

Guided study

These forms must go before a noun

Unlike これ, それ, and あれ, these words must directly modify a noun. Read them together with the noun as one chunk: このほん, そのかばん, あのひと.

このほんはわたしのです。

This book is mine.

そのかばんはたなかさんのです。

That bag is Tanaka's.

あのひとはせんせいです。

That person over there is a teacher.

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