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これ, それ, あれ, and どれ are a set of こそあど言葉 (ko-so-a-do words). They are equivalent to "this one," "that one," and "that one over there" in English.

これ • (kore). this. Synonym: (dialectal, Kagoshima) こい. (deictically) this one (near the speaker); (anaphorically) this one I am talking about (only the ...

2025/2/16 -あれ (are) is used when you want to refer to something far away or out of sight. An example of this could be the keys you forgot at home, or the office ...

それ and その are the equivalents for 'that'. あれ and あの also mean 'that', but they are used when the target of the expression is not near either the speaker ...

2023/8/16 -Noob question, but what are the rules for when to use これは vs これらは and それは vs それらは?

2014/12/23 -Japanese grammar focus: これ／それ／あれ／どれ vs. こう／そう／ああ／どう · これ – this · それ – that · あれ – that over there · どれ – which.

here · I (me) · certainly · oi · (used to get the attention of one's equals or inferiors) hey · this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the

2021/3/8 -これら is used for situations in which you want to emphasize each thing or in written language. I'm not really sure who to trust on this.

2024/1/29 -Basic Meanings. KORE (これ) – "This". At the heart of our discussion lies「これ」, transliterated as "kore," which translates to "this" in ...