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指示語
shijigo
Description
「これ」「それ」「あの」「そこ」のように、物や場所などを指す言葉を指示語と言います。
Words like "これ", "それ", "あの", and "そこ" that point to things or places are called 指示語.
文法の勉強でよく出てくる言葉で、日本語では「こそあど言葉」とも呼ばれます。
A term often encountered in grammar study, called "こそあど言葉" in Japanese.
Meanings
指示語shijigo
demonstrative word; deictic word (this, that, here, there)
「これ」や「それ」は指示語です。
"Kore" and "sore" are demonstrative pronouns.
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Notes
- Etymology
指示 (indication) + 語 (word); literally "a word that points to something".
- Nuance
A grammar term; in everyday Japanese class often called こそあど言葉.
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