これ・それ・あれ・どれ
これ・それ・あれ・どれ means this, that, that over there, which one. It is a JLPT N5 grammar point. These words point to things. これ is near the speaker, それ is near the listener, あれ is far from both, and どれ asks which one.
Japanese sources describe it as 「ものを指す指示語」.
これ・それ・あれ・どれ examples
これは本です。
This is a book.
それは何ですか。
What is that?
これ・それ・あれ・どれ exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
（ ）は本です。
- これ ✓
- この
- ここ
- どこ
This is a book.
あなたのかばんは（ ）ですか。
- どの
- どこ
- どれ ✓
- だれ
Which one is your bag?
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