この

この · kono · JLPT N5 · noun

this

ko = here-by-me (as in kore, koko) + no linker: this + noun

Japanese ko- words point at things near the speaker: kore (this one), koko (here), kono (this ...). Kono must be followed by a noun: kono hon = this book. Swap ko for so or a and you get sono and ano, both meaning that.

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