Grammar Info

N5 Lesson 2: 11/12

そこ

There, That place

Although not common, 其処 kanji use can be seen

Structure Legend

Structure

Demonstrative

Place near the listener, Previously mentioned place

Details

  • Part of Speech

    Noun

  • Word Type

    Pronoun

  • Register

    Standard

  • 品詞

    名詞

  • 単語の種類

    代名詞

  • 使用域

    一般

Rare Kanji

其処

About そこ

そこ is one of the forms of the それ family of words used to identify things close to the listener. In this case it demonstrates a place. Just like それ represents 'that', そこ represents 'that place', or simply 'there'.
  • そこ(いぬ)(あぶ)ないです
    That dog is dangerous. (That dog there, near you)
  • (まえ)そこ(わる)
    That right there is one bad thing about you. (That personality trait there, within you)
In the same way that それ can be used to point back to something that was mentioned previously, そこ can be used to point back to a place that was mentioned previously.
  • そこ綺麗(きれい)
    Is that place beautiful? (That place you mentioned earlier)
Caution
そこ should not be confused with そっち, a similar word which is also sometimes translated as 'there'. そっち focuses more on the direction that one is/is going, while そこ focuses purely on 'that place'.
  • そっちです
    It is there. (Focused on direction toward the location)
  • そこ()
    Put it there. (Focused on the place being a non-moving thing)

Examples

  • そこ

    There.

  • そこいい

    That place is good.

  • そこパソコン

    That PC there.

  • たぶんそこ

    Maybe, there.

  • そこレストラン美味(おい)しいです

    The restaurant that is there is delicious.

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そこ – Grammar Discussion

Most Recent Replies (2 in total)

  • deltacat3

    deltacat3

    About 4 years ago

    Very pedantic question, but is there any change in nuance when using そこ instead of その in this example sentence?

    その
    そこのレストランは美味しいです。
    That restaurant is delicious.

  • Pushindawood

    Pushindawood

    About 4 years ago

    @deltacat3 そこ + の emphasizes the “place.” Think “that’s the place that is good.” rather than just “that restaurant is good.” That being said, even though Bunpro calls for the そこの answer, “そのレストラン” is more commonly heard in daily conversations. Cheers!

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