指示・疑問N5
これ・それ・あれ・どれ
this/that/that over there/which (demonstrative pronouns)
Structure
これ/それ/あれ + は + N + ですか
Explanation
Pronouns indicating things. これ = near speaker, それ = near listener, あれ = far from both, どれ = question word.
Examples
これは何ですか。
What is this?
それは私の本です。
That is my book.
Note
これ/それ/あれ are nominal and cannot be followed directly by a noun. Use この/その/あの before nouns.