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それ

That One


Meaning

That One, Those Ones

Word Type

pronoun, こそあど word

Explanation

Sorry (それ), can you grab that one for me? Yeah, that, thanks! You can use それ for things that are close to the person you're talking to, or fairly close to both of you.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • それはどう?

    How about that?

    それはムリ

    can't do that

    それはできる

    can do that

  • それがいい

    I like that one, that sounds like a good idea

    それがほしい

    I want that

  • それを下さい

    give me that, please

  • それにする

    I'll take that

  • それでいい

    I'm fine with that

Context Sentences

それ、おもしろそうだね!

That looks fun!

え、それにするの?

Oh, you're going to go for that?

それはキャンディじゃなくて目玉です。

That's not candy, that's an eyeball.