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  • #50123

    jasenko
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    Hi guys,

    I am finishing Season 2 and the last lesson was about the の particle. Unlike all the other lessons, I think that this one was a little light on comparing to all the other ones. I haven’t seen many practical examples of how to utilise it.

    My question is, can you use これ、それ、あれ to expand/specify and ask questions about the living things. For example formulate the question like below, and does it make any sense?

    あれ は だれ の  おとうさん ですか

    I can see this example on the practice page (http://www.textfugu.com/season-2/being-possessive/practice)

    これ は だれ の 川 ですか?

    But not sure if appropriate to use when talking about people.

    #50125

    Joel
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    No. これ, それ and あれ refer to things, not people. If you want to say “Whose father is that”, you’d need to say あの ひと は だれ の おとうさん ですか (whose father is that person?).

    That’s not really about the の particle, mind. =)

    #50127

    jasenko
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    Thanks Joel, I wish I can add thanks to all your helpful posts.

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