Pro-nouns & Interrogatories. Flashcards
私 (わたし).
Myself/I (feminine; formal).
僕 (ぼく).
Myself/I (masculine).
私たち (わたしたち).
We.
貴方 (あなた).
You.
此処 (ここ).
Here; this place.
其処 (そこ).
There (relatively near listener).
彼処 (あそこ).
Over there (distant from both speaker and listener.
其れ (それ).
That (close to the listener).
此れ (これ).
This (close to the speaker).
彼 (あれ).
That (distant from both speaker and listener).
何 (なに) or (なん).
What.
何処 (どこ).
Where.
誰 (だれ).
Who.
何時 (いつ).
When.
如何して (どうして).
Why.
何故 (なぜ).
Why.
どんな.
What kind; what type.
どのぐらい.
About (how much).
ぐらい.
About (this much).
何方 (どちら).
1) Which way; which direction; where. This is polite way to ask directions towards somewhere.
2) Which one (esp. between two alternatives).
此方 (こちら).
1) This way; in this direction. This is polite way to indicate in a direction that is close to or towards the speaker.
2) This thing (here). This is a polite way to refer to a thing that is close to the speaker or where the speaker is.
3) That place (here). This is a polite way to refer to a place that is close to the speaker or where the speaker is.
4) This person (here). This is a polite way to refer to someone that is close to the speaker or where the speaker is.
彼方 (あちら).
1) That way (over there); that direction (over there). This is a polite way to indicate in a direction that is distant from both the speaker and listener.
2) That thing (over there). This is a polite way to refer to a thing that is distant from both speaker and listener.
3) That place (over there). This is a polite way to refer to a place that is distant from both speaker and listener.
4) That person (over there). This is a polite way to refer to someone that is distant from both speaker and listener.
其方 (そちら).
1) That way; in that direction. This is a polite way to indicate in a direction that is distant from both the speaker but close to the listener.
2) That thing (there). This is a polite way to refer to a thing that is distant from the speaker but close to the listener.
3) That place (there). This is a polite way to refer a place that is distant from the speaker but close to the listener.
4) That person (there). This is a polite way to refer a person that is distant from the speaker but close to the listener.