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GRAMMAR
その
that ~
Explanation
NOTE

その means that and is used directly before a noun to describe something close to the listener or something just mentioned. Like この, it always needs a noun after it.

NOTE

その is also commonly used to refer back to something already mentioned in conversation, similar to the in English.

STRUCTURE
その
N...
その映画えいが面白おもしろかった。
Sono eiga wa omoshirokatta.
That movie was interesting.
そのほんわたしのです。
Sono hon wa watashi no desu.
That book is mine.
そのはなし本当ほんとうですか。
Sono hanashi wa hontou desu ka.
Is that story true?
Example sentences
ほんんでください。
Please read that book.
時計とけいはいくらですか。
How much is that watch?
きのう、コーヒーをみました。のコーヒーはとてもおいしかったです。
Yesterday, I drank coffee. That coffee was very delicious.

Practice exercises

1
そのそのペンは私のです。
That pen is mine.
Answer
そのその
2
そのほんわたしのです。
That book is mine.
Answer
その
3
そのはなはきれいですね。
That flower is pretty, isn't it?
Answer
その
4
その映画えいが面白おもしろかった。
That movie was interesting.
Answer
その
5
そのふくはきれいです。
That clothing is pretty.
Answer
その
6
そのはなし本当ほんとうですか。
Is that story true?
Answer
その
7
そのかばんはだれのですか。
Whose is that bag?
Answer
その
8
そのひと先生せんせいです。
That person is a teacher.
Answer
その
9
そのそのペンは私のです。
That pen is mine.
Answer
そのその