Japanese notes (full)
の substituting for a noun
A noun can be left out of a sentence where it can be implied.
| あれは だれの かばんですか。 | Whose bag is that? |
| …わたしのです | It's mine. |
Demonstratives
| こ | そ | あ | ど | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| close to the speaker | near the other person or not far | far from the speaker/listener | question | |
| Thing | これ | それ | あれ | どれ |
| Thing/Person | この N | その N | あの N | どの N |
| Place | ここ | そこ | あそこ | どこ |
| Direction (or polite Place) | こちら | そちら | あちら | どちら |
〜も and 〜か
何も means nothing (or anything), 何か means something. 何も 食べません = "I'm not going to eat anything."