その

• 読み: その
• ローマ字: sono
• 発音: /so.no/

意味

That; the. A pre-noun modifier for things near the listener or previously mentioned.

The 'so' member of the ko-so-a-do adnominal (noun-modifying) series: この (this), その (that, near you), あの (that, far away), どの (which). Always followed by a noun. Also used anaphorically to reference something just mentioned (その時 = at that time). Cannot stand alone as a pronoun — use それ instead.

例文

1. その本を見せてください。
2. その日は忙しいです。
3. その話は本当ですか。

使い方ガイド

場面: conversation, storytelling, reference

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From the ancient Japanese demonstrative system. The 'so' prefix indicates proximity to the listener or anaphoric reference, with の functioning as the attributive particle that links it to a following noun.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal