Japanese (This, That, Which, Where)

kore wa watashi no kaban desu this is my bag

kono kaban wa watashi no desu this bag is mine

sore wa anata no kuruma desu that is your car

sono kuruma wa anata no desu that car is yours

are wa Akane-san no hana desu that is Akanes flower

ano hana wa Akane-san no desu that flower is Akanes

watashi no kaban wa dore desu ka which of these is my bag?

anata no kaban wa dono kaban desu ka which of these bags is your bag?

watashi no hon wa doko desu ka where is my book?

anata no hon wa koko desu your book is here, (close to me)

anata no hon wa soko desu your book is there, (close to you)

anata no hon wa asoko desu your book is over there, (far away)

toire wa doko desu ka where is the toilet?

toire wa dochira desu ka in what direction is the toilet?

toire wa asoko desu the toilet is over there, (far away)

toire wa achira desu the toilet is in that direction, (far away)

toire wa sochira desu the toilet is in that direction, (close to us)

kore this, (near speaker)

sore that, (near listener)

are that over there

kono this thing, (near speaker)

sono that thing, (near listener)

ano that thing over there

dore which of these

dono which of these things

koko here, (near speaker)

soko there, (near listener)

asoko over there

doko where is

kochira here, (near speaker) (polite)

sochira there, (near listener) (polite)

achira over there, (polite)

dochira in which direction

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