Japanese

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	We can use <strong>これ</strong>, <strong>それ</strong> and <strong>あれ</strong> to talk about things without naming them.
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	<strong>これ</strong> is used to refer to things close to the speaker.
	<strong>それ</strong> is used to refer to things close to the listener.
	<strong>あれ</strong> is used to refer to things that are neither close to the speaker nor to the listener.
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This one and that one

hiragana character

kanji

adnominal

adverb

auxiliary

conjunction

compound

i-adjective

interjection

noun

na-adjective

numeral

particle

case particle

conjunctive particle

discourse particle

prefix

pronoun

suffix

verb

sentence

hiragana writing

kanji writing

kanji component

reading vocabulary

katakana writing

katakana character

godan - group 1

itidan - group 2

group 3

transitive

intransitive

proper noun

discourse

phrase

expression

Word	犬いぬ inu
Meaning	dog
Part of speech	noun
Pronunciation

That is a dog.	それ　は　犬いぬ　です。
Isn't it a dog? / Is it not a dog?	犬いぬ　じゃ　ない　です　か？
Yes, it is not a dog.	ええ、　犬いぬ　じゃ　ない　です。
No, it is a dog.	いいえ、　犬いぬ　です。
When did you buy a dog?	いつ　犬いぬ　を　買かいました　か？
There is a dog under the desk.	机つくえ　の　下した　に　犬いぬ　が　います。
She doesn't want a cat. She likes dogs.	彼かの女じょ　は　猫ねこ　が　ほしく　ない　です。　犬いぬ　が　好すき　です。
I like both cats and dogs.	猫ねこ　も　犬いぬ　も　好すき　です。
I don't like horses, but I like dogs.	馬うま　は　好すき　じゃ　ない　が、　犬いぬ　は　好すき　よ。
(I) don't like dogs.	犬いぬ　が　好すき　じゃ　ない。

Japanese

inu

Breakdown of inu

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Usages of inu

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