grammar
これ/それ/あれ/どれ
指示代名詞
Japanese demonstrative pronouns indicate things based on distance from speaker and listener. Learn these essential pointing words!
これ
this (near speaker)
Use for things close to you
これは私のペンです。
それ
that (near listener)
Use for things close to the person you're talking to
それは何ですか。
あれ
that over there (far from both)
Use for things far from both speaker and listener
あれは富士山です。
どれ
which one?
Question word to ask about choice from multiple items
どれがあなたのですか。