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  • February 8, 2016 at 11:07 pm #48883

    Isaac Li
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    I don’t quite get it, when この, その, and あの were introduced they were used to identify nouns when the adjectives came before them. Fast forward a few pages to the introduction of “want” and “to want” and they use the example このくるまがすきです.

    What would the difference have been if i said これくるまがすきです ?

    Thanks!

    February 9, 2016 at 10:02 pm #48886

    icywolfe
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    I believe kore is more for locations. But both means this.

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    February 10, 2016 at 3:11 pm #48893

    Joel
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    この is the pre-nominal form – it comes before a noun. Nothing to do with the position of the adjectives. If it helps, you can think of it as an abbreviation of これの. =)

    これ = this thing that I’m holding or pointing at
    このN = this (noun)

    The location version, icywolfe, is ここ = here. =)

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