Kosoado stands
Kore, Sore, Are, and Dore which is part of the Kotoba 言葉 or sentence. In English class, we know the kind of words shows this, that, and Which, while in Japanese, there are 4 types of the point, ie kore, sore, are and dore, which is known as
kosoado kotoba (こそ あど 言葉)
Kosoado Kotoba
Here's the explanation,
Has the meaning of "is" or used to indicate something close to the speaker, as pointed object or something that is around, so close as to be achieved.
Has the meaning of "is" or used to indicate something close to the speaker. In this case means that both speakers are not in a position adjacent, if both are adjacent, then the point that the word used is Kore.
Has the meaning of "is" or used to indicate something far from both the speaker.
Used if both the speaker does not know his place or thing, can mean "which" or "which one" in English
Not only to show the objects,
kosoado kotoba can also be used to show the problem, situation, or subject.
An example like,
それ は いい です ね.
Sore wa ii desu ne. = That's nice!
If kosoado follow nouns, the pointer turns into
- この kono,
- sono その,
- あの ano, and
- dono どの,
which has the same meaning as in the above sequence.
example;
This book
Kono hon = この 本
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