GRAMMAR
そこ
there
Explanation
NOTE
そこ means there — it refers to a place close to the listener or a place just mentioned. It is part of the こそあど system: ここ (here), そこ (there, near you), あそこ (over there).
NOTE
そこ works like a noun and can be used with any particle. Use it to point to a location near the person you are talking to.
STRUCTURE
そこ ...
そこは危ないです。
Soko wa abunai desu.
It is dangerous there.
そこに置いてください。
Soko ni oite kudasai.
Please put it there.
そこで待ってください。
Soko de matte kudasai.
Please wait there.
Example sentences
そこに私の鞄があります。
My bag is there.
そこに座ってください。
Please sit there.
そこで写真を撮りましょう。
Let's take a photo there.
Practice exercises
1
そこに猫がいます。
There is a cat there.
Answer
そこ
2
そこで食べましょう。
Let's eat there.
Answer
そこ
3
そこは静かです。
It is quiet there.
Answer
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4
そこに置いてください。
Please put it there.
Answer
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5
そこに本がありますか。
Is there a book there?
Answer
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6
そこを右に曲がってください。
Please turn right there.
Answer
そこ
7
そこの棚に辞書が並んでいます。
Dictionaries are lined up on the shelf there.
Answer
そこ
8
そこは危ないです。
It is dangerous there.
Answer
そこ