Jun 18, 2004 11:55
Kono | この | this [more like that, use if you can touch or close to object]
Sono | その | the; that [more like that, use if you can't touch or are not close to object]
Kore | これ | this [more like this, use if you can touch object]
Sore | それ | it; that [more like this, use if you can see object]
Are | あれ | that; that thing [more like this, use if you can't see object or it is very far away]
no | の | 's
tachi | 達 | たち | used at the end of a word to make it plural
wa | は | is; are [it is pronounced wa even though you use the Japanese character ha]
desu | です | to be
desuno | ですの | to be [not used often mainly by upperclass women?]
ka | か | When added to the end of a sentence it becomes a question