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HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS<<strong>br</strong> />

■ Pronouns / Possessives<<strong>br</strong> />

268<<strong>br</strong> />

sore wa kare no kuruma des<<strong>br</strong> />

[‘that’ + sub. part. + ‘he’ + possessive part. + ‘car is’]<<strong>br</strong> />

it’s his car<<strong>br</strong> />

Demonstrative Pronouns<<strong>br</strong> />

kore this (one); these (ones)<<strong>br</strong> />

sore that (one); those (ones) (nearby or just mentioned)<<strong>br</strong> />

are that (one); those (ones) (further away)<<strong>br</strong> />

kore wa watashi no des sore dewa nak, kore des<<strong>br</strong> />

[‘this’ + sub. part. + ‘I of am’] [‘that as for not this is’]<<strong>br</strong> />

this is mine not that one, this one<<strong>br</strong> />

are wa takai des<<strong>br</strong> />

[‘that’ + sub. part. + ‘expensive is’]<<strong>br</strong> />

that one is expensive<<strong>br</strong> />

See Demonstrative Adjectives, page 282.<<strong>br</strong> />

Possessives<<strong>br</strong> />

Possessive adjectives and pronouns are the same in Japanese.<<strong>br</strong> />

To form the possessive, add the particle no to the pronoun:<<strong>br</strong> />

watashi no my; mine<<strong>br</strong> />

bok no my; mine (m, fam)<<strong>br</strong> />

watakshi no my; mine (pol)<<strong>br</strong> />

anata no your; yours (sing)<<strong>br</strong> />

kimi no you (sing, fam, to a subordinate)<<strong>br</strong> />

kare no his<<strong>br</strong> />

kanojo no her; hers<<strong>br</strong> />

watashitachi no our; ours<<strong>br</strong> />

anatatachi no your; yours (pl)<<strong>br</strong> />

kimitachi no you (pl, fam, to subordinates)<<strong>br</strong> />

karera no their; theirs (m)<<strong>br</strong> />

kanojotachi no their; theirs (f)<<strong>br</strong> />

sorera no their; theirs (inanimate objects)

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