On this page, you can learn how to use demonstratives such as this and that in Japanese.
Demonstrative
これ is used when you talk about something close to you. それ is used when you talk about something a bit far away from you. あれ is used when you talk about something really far away from you.
- これ – this
- それ – that
- あれ – that over there
Demonstrative + noun
この人 is correct if you want to say ‘this person’. You can’t say これ人 even though これ is ‘this’.
- この人 – this person
- その人 – that person
- あの人 – that person over there