Grammar Info
N5 Lesson 3: 10/13

その
That

Structure
Demonstrative
その + Noun
Details
Part of Speech Fixed Adjective
Word Type Independent Word
Register Standard
品詞 連体詞
単語の種類 自立語
使用域 一般
Information
その is classified as a ‘pre-noun adjectival’ in Japanese. These are a special type of word that do not conjugate. This means that they will always appear in the same form. その comes from the same family of words as それ and そこ, and is used to identify a ‘thing’ that is near the listener.
  • そのパズル難(むずか)し
    Is that puzzle hard? (If a sentence finishes in a rising tone, questions markers like です may be dropped in casual speech)
  • その話(はなし)絶対(ぜったい)嘘(うそ)でしょう
    That story is definitely a lie.
As the name ‘pre-noun adjectival’ suggests, these words will always appear before a noun, and describe that noun in some way.
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その本(ほん)いい
That book is good.
[near listener・previously-mentioned noun]
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その映画(えいが)見(み)る
I will watch that movie.
[near listener・previously-mentioned noun]
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その店(みせ)安(やす)いです
Is that store cheap?
[near listener・previously-mentioned noun]
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Books
Genki I 2nd Edition
Page 63
みんなの日本語 I
Page 20 [CH 2]
みんなの日本語 II
Page 30 [CH 29]
みんなの日本語 II
Page 78 [CH 37]
Genki I
Page 35