Source Word
これ
Pronoun
deictically
anaphorically
archaic
calque
literary
of Literary Chinese 是
usually
Japanese Meaning
話者の近くにある物・事柄・状況、または談話上近接する対象を指す指示代名詞。 / 話し手側のものや、直前に提示・言及された対象を指す語(指示代名詞)。英語の this に相当。
Easy Japanese Meaning
いまここにあるものをさすことば
Sense(1)
(deictically) this one (near the speaker)
Sense(2)
(anaphorically) this one I am talking about (only the speaker knows)
Sense(3)
(archaic) I; me
Sense(4)
(archaic) you
Sense(5)
(literary, calque of Literary Chinese 是, 之, 惟, etc.) Repeat the topic with a correct case marker to avoid any misunderstanding if it is not a subject.
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