Vocab Info

N5 Pronoun, Adverb

これthis, this one

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Pronoun

      1.

      this, this one

      Usually written using kana alone, indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic,
    2. Pronoun

      2.

      this person

      Usually written using kana alone, usu. indicating someone in one's in-group
    3. Pronoun

      3.

      now, this point (in time)

      Usually written using kana alone, as これから, これまで, etc.
    4. Pronoun

      4.

      here

      Dated term, Usually written using kana alone
    5. Adverb

      5.

      used to stress the subject of a sentence

      Formal or literary term, Usually written using kana alone
    6. Pronoun

      6.

      I, me

      Archaic

    All Forms

    此れ 【これ】是 【これ】是れ 【これ】之 【これ】之れ 【これ】維 【これ】惟 【これ】此 【これ】

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    Examples

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      (みせ)で:「これ試着(しちゃく)したいです。」

      At a store: 'I want to try this on.'

      • N5

      写真(しゃしん)()ながら:「これ(わたし)(ちち)です。」

      While looking at a picture: 'This is my father.'

      • N5

      店員(てんいん):「これ性能(せいのう)がいい掃除機(そうじき)です。」

      Clerk: 'This is a vacuum cleaner with good performance.'

      • N5

      (ちち)義母(ぎぼ)に:「これ()てた(ほう)がいいですか?」

      Father to his mother in law: 'Should I throw this away?'

      • N5

      シャツ(えら)ぶ:「あれよりこれ(ほう)あなた似合(にあ)うと(おも)。」

      Picking a shirt: 'I think this will look better on you than that one.'

      • N4
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