EAS120Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Sanzen, Tonkatsu
4 Oct 2016
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Kore (cid:396)efe(cid:396)s to a thi(cid:374)g that is (cid:272)lose to (cid:455)ou, the speake(cid:396) (cid:894)(cid:862)this thi(cid:374)g he(cid:396)e(cid:863)(cid:895: e. g. kore wa ikura desu ka. (cid:894)(cid:862)ho(cid:449) (cid:373)u(cid:272)h is this? (cid:863)(cid:895) Sore is so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g that is (cid:272)lose to the pe(cid:396)so(cid:374) (cid:455)ou a(cid:396)e speaki(cid:374)g to (cid:894)(cid:862)that thi(cid:374)g (cid:374)ea(cid:396) (cid:455)ou(cid:863)(cid:895: e. g. sore wa sanzen en desu. (cid:894)(cid:862)that is 3 000 (cid:455)e(cid:374). (cid:863)(cid:895) Are (cid:396)efe(cid:396)s to so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g that it (cid:272)lose to (cid:374)eithe(cid:396) the speake(cid:396) (cid:374)o(cid:396) the liste(cid:374)e(cid:396) (cid:894)(cid:862)that thi(cid:374)g o(cid:448)e(cid:396) the(cid:396)e(cid:863)(cid:895: e. g. are wa watashi no pen desu. (cid:894)(cid:862)that (cid:894)o(cid:448)e(cid:396) the(cid:396)e(cid:895) is (cid:373)(cid:455) pe(cid:374). (cid:863)(cid:895) There is also an expression dore fo(cid:396) (cid:862)(cid:449)hi(cid:272)h(cid:863: e. g. dore desu ka. (cid:894)(cid:862)whi(cid:272)h o(cid:374)e is it? (cid:863)(cid:895, question words like dore and nani cannot be followed by the particle wa. E. g. dore ga anata no pen desu ka. (cid:894)(cid:862)whi(cid:272)h o(cid:374)e is (cid:455)ou(cid:396) pe(cid:374)? (cid:863)(cid:895) This applies also to sono, ano, and dono (although since dono is a question. Doko is the question word for asking where someplace is: e. g. sumimasen.
