Usage of Kore/Kono

1. Japanese has a rich system of 'demonstratives' (phrases like this or that).
In this chapter, we concentrate on the usage of /kore/ and /kono/, which corresponds to English 'this (one)' and 'this__', respectively.

2. Two things need to be kept in mind when using the noun kore.

• The object that you're referring to must be 'spatially' or 'physically' close to you (=the speaker).
• Japanese kore is a noun and you cannot use this word as a modifer.
  For instance, you canNOT say:
  "Kore sushi, onegaishimasu." to mean "Please give me this sushi!"

  Thus, Japanese Kore corresponds to English 'this one' (whatever the object in question it may be).

  3. When you want to say, "this X," use Kono X. For instance, "Please give me this sushi" can be translated into:
  Kono sushi, onegaishimasu!

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