1. Lesson 5
Grammar Notes

2. あの デジカメは 35,000えん です。
That digital camera over there is
35,000 yen. ①
②
③
speaker
listener
25,000えん
35,000えん
？えん
If you want to be slightly more specific than demonstrative pronouns [これ(kore),
それ(sore), and あれ(are)], you can use この(kono), その(sono), and あの(ano)
together with a noun. Thus, if you know that the item in your hand or near you is
a digital camera (デジカメ／dejikame), instead of :
(see ②)
(see ③)
この/kono, その/sono, and あの/ano
Demonstrative Pre-nominal Adjectives
これは いくらですか。 How much is this?
you can say :
この デジカメは いくらですか。 How much is this digital camera?
Similarly, if you are talking about a digital camera that is held or near the listener,
you can say :
(see ①)
その デジカメは 25,000えん です。 That digital camera is 25,000 yen.
And if the the digital camera is far from both
the speaker and the listener, you can say :

3. You can also use この(kono), その(sono), and あの(ano) together with a noun that is
modified by an adjective. Thus, if you know colors of digital cameras (デジカメ／
dejikame) on the previous page, you can say :
この あかいデジカメは いくらですか。 How much is this red digital camera?
①
②
③
speaker
listener
25,000えん
35,000えん
？えん
あの くろいデジカメは 35,000えん です。
That black digital camera over there
is 35,000 yen.
(see ②)
(see ③)
(see ①)
その あおいデジカメは 25,000えん です。
That blue digital camera is 25,000 yen.
And there are two more adjectives you learn in this lesson, big and small :
おおきいりんご a big apple ちいさいりんご a small apple