Grammar Info
N5 Lesson 2: 11/12

そこ
There, That place

Although not common, 其処 kanji use can be seen

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
其処
Information
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’.
  • そこ犬(いぬ)危(あぶ)ないです
    That dog is dangerous. (That dog there, near you)
  • お前(まえ)そこ悪(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)
  • そこに置
    Put it there. (Focused on the place being a non-moving thing)
Slow Male
Hide All
Hide Japanese
Hide English
そこ
There.
[near listener・previously mentioned place]
Play  
そこいい
That place is good.
Play  
そこパソコン
That PC there.
Play  
Online
Books
Genki I
Page 36
Genki I 2nd Edition
Page 64
みんなの日本語 I
Page 26 [CH 3]