ここ・そこ・あそこ・どこ
ここ・そこ・あそこ・どこ means here, there, over there, where. It is a JLPT N5 grammar point. These words point to places. ここ is near the speaker, そこ is near the listener, あそこ is far from both, and どこ asks where.
Japanese sources describe it as 「場所を指す指示語」.
ここ・そこ・あそこ・どこ examples
ここは教室です。
This place is a classroom.
トイレはどこですか。
Where is the restroom?
ここ・そこ・あそこ・どこ exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
学校は（ ）です。
- ここ ✓
- これ
- この
- どれ
The school is here.
駅は（ ）ですか。
- どれ
- どの
- どこ ✓
- だれ
Where is the station?
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