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nabby_t

28 lug 2016

Giapponese

Inglese (Stati Uniti)

Domande Inglese (Stati Uniti)

Qual è la differenza tra What is this? / What are these? e What is that? / What are those? ?Sentiti libero di rispondere con un esempio.

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YouMeWeThem

28 lug 2016

Inglese (Stati Uniti)

数

This １つ　これ
These ２つ以上　これ
That １つ　それ・あれ
Those ２つ以上　それ・あれ

whitewitcher

28 lug 2016

Inglese (Stati Uniti)

'What is this?'
Meaning the object is in your hand or near you (これは何ですか？)

'What are these?'
Same as the last, but plural

'What is that?'
Meaning the object is near the person you are talking to (それは何ですか？)

'What are those?'
Same as the last one but plural

mmarr

28 lug 2016

Inglese (Stati Uniti) Quasi esperto

@nabby_t: what is this? Is used in "singular noun" near you. what are these? used in " plural noun" near you. What is that? is used in "singular noun" thing that is far from you. what are those? is used in "plural noun" things that are far from you.

nabby_t

28 lug 2016

Giapponese

How near? How far?
When you see an animal that you don't know in the zoo, it sleeps just behind the glass of the cage. Of course you can't touch it but it's there very close to you. What do you ask?

whitewitcher

28 lug 2016

Inglese (Stati Uniti)

I think generally if you can use これ, then i would use "this".
And if you would use それ, then i would use "that". If you would say あれ, you can still say "that" while pointing to the object.

In your example i would use "this", as long as it is obvious what you are talking about. Like for example the cage is right in front of you.

nabby_t

28 lug 2016

Giapponese

mmarr

28 lug 2016

Inglese (Stati Uniti) Quasi esperto

There is no specific measurement,how far it should be, and how near it should be. But If you think the things are far from you just use that or those.And if you think things are near you used this/these

nabby_t

28 lug 2016

Giapponese

Thank you, everyone!

mmarr

28 lug 2016

Inglese (Stati Uniti) Quasi esperto

@nabby_t: forget about whether you can touch or can't touch the object. if you think the object/s is/are near you used this/these.

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Qual è la differenza tra What is this? / What are these? e What is that? / What are those? ?Sentiti libero di rispondere con un esempio.

数This １つ これThese ２つ以上 これThat １つ それ・あれThose ２つ以上 それ・あれ

'What is this?'Meaning the object is in your hand or near you (これは何ですか？)'What are these?'Same as the last, but plural'What is that?'Meaning the object is near the person you are talking to (それは何ですか？)'What are those?'Same as the last one but plural

@nabby_t: what is this? Is used in "singular noun" near you. what are these? used in " plural noun" near you. What is that? is used in "singular noun" thing that is far from you. what are those? is used in "plural noun" things that are far from you.

There is no specific measurement,how far it should be, and how near it should be. But If you think the things are far from you just use that or those.And if you think things are near you used this/these

@nabby_t: forget about whether you can touch or can't touch the object. if you think the object/s is/are near you used this/these.

数

This １つ　これ
These ２つ以上　これ
That １つ　それ・あれ
Those ２つ以上　それ・あれ

'What is this?'
Meaning the object is in your hand or near you (これは何ですか？)

'What are these?'
Same as the last, but plural

'What is that?'
Meaning the object is near the person you are talking to (それは何ですか？)

'What are those?'
Same as the last one but plural