その

その · sono · JLPT N5 · na-adj

that

so-no = so (that, near you) + no (linking particle): that ... of yours

Japanese pointing words share a set: ko- (near me), so- (near you), a- (far), do- (which). Add no and it must sit before a noun: sono hon = that book near you. Same family as kono, ano, dono.

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