Grammar » 5-2

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1. (　　) は にんきの カレーや です。
This place is a popular curry restaurant.

2. (　　) は としょかんです。
The place over there is a library.

3.
A : せんせい (　) どこですか？
B : せんせい (　) あそこです。
A : Where is our teacher?
B : Our teacher is over there.

4. うどんやが ありました。わたしは (　　)で ひるごはんを たべました。
There was a udon noodle restaurant. I ate lunch there.

ここ・そこ・あそこ

meaning : here・there

ここ

here : a place where the speaker is

( When the listner and speaker are close, both say ‘ここ’. )

そこ

there : a place where the listener is

( When ‘B’ is asking to ‘A’, ‘A’ is the listener, so ‘B’ says “そこ”. )

あそこ

over there : a place far from both the speaker and the listener

ここは … です

meaning : This place is …

It means what a place for.

ここは かいぎしつ です。 koko [wa] kaigishitsu-desu. ( This place is a meeting room. )

… は ここです

meaning : … is here

It means where something or someone is.

A : たなかさんはどこですか？ 　 tanaka-san [wa] doko-desuka? 　 ( Where is Mr.Tanaka? ) B : たなかさんは あそこです。 　 tanaka-san [wa] asoko-desu. 　 ( Mr.Tanaka is over there. )

そこ

“そ” is used when the speaker thinks the listener doesn’t know about the topic.

えきに あたらしい パンやが できました。そこの メロンパンが おいしいです。 eki [ni] atarashī panya [ga] dekimashita. soko [no] meronpan [ga] oishī-desu. ( A new bakery was open in the station. Melon bread there is really good. )

Let’s meet here at 3 o’clock.

We can see the sea from the place over there.

This place is a classroom.

Maria is here.

There was a market in the city. I bought fruits there.

まちに いちばが ありました。(　　　　　　)。

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