この
この
hepburn kono
this (+noun)
Part of speech · determiner
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Examples
- この本は面白いです。This book is interesting.
- この間、友達に会いました。The other day, I met a friend.
Collocations
この本 (kono hon, this book)この人 (kono hito, this person)この時 (kono toki, at this time)この間 (kono aida, the other day)このごろ (konogoro, lately)
Mnemonic
この kono — adnominal (pre-noun) form of the こ-branch. これ stands alone; この attaches directly (この本 = this book). この間 (kono aida) = "the other day" — metaphorical extension of spatial nearness to recent past time. Spatial → temporal mapping.
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