Grammar

その

Reading: その

Meanings: that ~

Explanation

introduction

explanation

*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.

explanation

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

structure

Example sentences

そその本ほんを読よんでください。
sono hon wo yonde kudasai.
Please read that book.
そその時計とけいはいくらですか。
sono tokei wa ikura desu ka.
How much is that watch?
昨きのう、コーヒーを飲のみました。そそのコーヒーはとてもおいしかったです。
kinou, koohii wo nomimashita. sono koohii wa totemo oishikatta desu.
Yesterday, I drank coffee. That coffee was very delicious.

Practice exercises

usage_japanese
{placeholder}ペンは私のです。
Answer: その
usage_japanese
{placeholder}本ほんは私わたしのです。
Answer: その
usage_japanese
{placeholder}花はなはきれいですね。
Answer: その
usage_japanese
{placeholder}映画えいがは面白おもしろかった。
Answer: その
usage_japanese
{placeholder}服ふくはきれいです。
Answer: その
usage_japanese
{placeholder}話はなしは本当ほんとうですか。
Answer: その
usage_japanese
{placeholder}鞄かばんはだれのですか。
Answer: その
usage_japanese
{placeholder}人ひとは先生せんせいです。
Answer: その
usage_japanese
{placeholder}ペンは私のです。
Answer: その