| この |
| 1. adnominal. (deictically) this ... (near the speaker) | |
| この車は緑です。 - This car is green. | |
| 2. adnominal. (anaphorically) this ... I am talking about (only the speaker knows) | |
| 3. adnominal. used before words for insults to add emphasis; compare (ncog, zh, -) zh-m, 這, t=this and ncog, vi, này, , this | |
| この馬鹿！ - literally This idiot! | |
| この ボケ！ - You halfwit! | |
| 4. adnominal. I, me: used before one's own name to refer to oneself arrogantly | |
| 5. adnominal. Usage: * This term can only be used when followed by a noun or noun phrase. It cannot be used as a standalone pronoun. Examples: | |
| 6. adnominal. Usage: ** Correct: | |
| Usage: ** この色が好きです。 - I like this color. | |
| 7. adnominal. Usage: *** A noun follows kono. | |
| 8. adnominal. Usage: ** Incorrect: | |
| Usage: ** このが好きです。 - I like this ... | |
| 9. adnominal. Usage: *** There must be a noun in place of the "...", as this is the adnominal, or attributive form, incapable of standing independently. | |
| 10. adnominal. Usage: *** Using kono in this way is comparable to using English the without a noun after it (*I like the.). | |
| 11. adnominal. Usage: ** Correct: | |
| Usage: ** これが好きです。 - I like this. | |
| 12. adnominal. Usage: *** A pronoun is used in the stead of the attributive, resulting in the desired meaning of 'this', with no verbal reference present nor required as to the identity of the object. | |
| 13. adnominal. Usage: * Almost always spelled in hiragana as この. | |
| 14. adnominal. Usage: Generally only used when counting out loud, as in the example above. In writing, usually found spelled out in hiragana as この to make the reading unambiguous. | |
