Vocabulary

What does その (sono) mean?

その means that ~ (near the listener).

Quick facts
Readingその
Romajisono
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
その
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsono

that ~ (near the listener)

  1. 1adj-pn that; the
  2. 2adj-pn part (as in "part two")
  3. 3interjection um ...; er ...; uh ...

Example sentences

  • That person is a teacher.

  • That book is interesting.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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