kore これ

Demonstrative pronoun meaning: this, these, it

It refers to an object or objects close to both the speaker and the hearer. The polite form is kochira, which also means ''this person'' or ''this direction''. kore becomes kono before nouns it modifies. Moreover, it becomes koko when expressing ''this place'' or ''here''.

1. Followed by particle
これが昨日買ったカメラです。
Kore ga kinou katta kamera desu.
This is the camera that I bought yesterday.
これを見たことがありますか。
Kore o mita koto ga arimasu ka.
Have you ever seen this?
これから頑張ります。
Kore kara ganbarimasu.
I'll work hard from now on.
こちらが山本さんです。
Kochira ga yamamoto san desu.
This is Ms. Yamamoto.
ここが私の家です。
Koko ga watashi no ie desu.
This is my house.
「今日の新聞はどこですか。」「ここにあります。」
''Kyou no shinbun wa doko desu ka.'' ''Koko ni arimasu.''
''Where is today's newspaper?'' ''Here it is.''

2. Followed by da/desu
神戸行きのプラットフォームはここですか。
Koube yuki no purattahoumu wa koko desu ka.
Is this the platform for the train to Kobe?

3. Before noun
この靴をください。
Kono kutsu o kudasai.
Give me these shoes. (I'll take these shoes.)
-> See also: are, sore