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これ / それ / あれ / どれ

N5
kore / sore / are / dore

this one; that one (near you); that one (over there); which one

Formation

これ / それ / あれ / どれ

Chinese meanings

这个;那个;哪个

Chinese formation

これ/それ/あれ/どれ

Chinese usage

单独指代事物,并按距离或疑问区分。

Chinese notes

こ指近说话人,そ指近听话人,あ指远离双方,ど用于疑问。

Examples

  • これは私わたしの辞じ書しょです。
    This is my dictionary.
    这是我的词典。
  • それは何なにですか。
    What is that?
    那是什么?
  • 「あなたのかさはどれですか。」「あれです。」
    "Which one is your umbrella?" "That one over there."
    “你的伞是哪一把?”“是那边那把。”

Notes

こ = near the speaker, そ = near the listener, あ = away from both, ど = question. They stand alone; as a subject どれ takes が, not は.

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('kore-sore-are-dore');
{
  "id": "kore-sore-are-dore",
  "pattern": "これ / それ / あれ / どれ",
  "romaji": "kore / sore / are / dore",
  "level": "N5",
  "meaning": "this one; that one (near you); that one (over there); which one",
  "formation": "これ / それ / あれ / どれ",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "これは私の辞書です。",
      "furigana": "これは{私|わたし}の{辞書|じしょ}です。",
      "en": "This is my dictionary."
    },
    {
      "ja": "それは何ですか。",
      "furigana": "それは{何|なに}ですか。",
      "en": "What is that?"
    },
    {
      "ja": "「あなたのかさはどれですか。」「あれです。」",
      "en": "\"Which one is your umbrella?\" \"That one over there.\""
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "demonstrative"
  ],
  "notes": "こ = near the speaker, そ = near the listener, あ = away from both, ど = question. They stand alone; as a subject どれ takes が, not は.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "a987f27b6e83d76357c1a8b7d7157d9a1dbac83a39e844d4d2e7dde5973e6048",
    "meanings": [
      "这个",
      "那个",
      "哪个"
    ],
    "formation": "これ/それ/あれ/どれ",
    "explanation": "单独指代事物,并按距离或疑问区分。",
    "notes": "こ指近说话人,そ指近听话人,あ指远离双方,ど用于疑问。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "これは私の辞書です。",
        "zh": "这是我的词典。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "それは何ですか。",
        "zh": "那是什么?"
      },
      {
        "ja": "「あなたのかさはどれですか。」「あれです。」",
        "zh": "“你的伞是哪一把?”“是那边那把。”"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n5.json#kore-sore-are-dore",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "1d1ebc93a2869fcfec2eb5ecb1b5c15d13a3104c145a680b67f1ba890594d32e"
  }
}