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Expressions for Location
Here are the location nouns and locative noun phrases. Pay
attention to word order for locative noun phrases. Unlike English, the location
nouns come after the [Noun] and the particle "no."
mae 前
front
eki no mae 駅の前
in front of the station
ushiro 後ろ
behind
ki no ushiro 木の後ろ
behind the tree
ue 上
on, top
tsukue no ue 机の上
on the desk
shita 下
under
isu no shita いすの下
under the chair
naka 中
in, inside
heya no naka 部屋の中
in the room
soto 外
outside
ie no soto 家の外
outside of the house
tonari 隣
next door
ginkou no tonari 銀行の隣
next to the bank
yoko 横
beside
honya no yoko 本屋の横
beside the book store
soba そば
near
gakkou no soba 学校のそば
near the school
chikaku 近く
near
kouen no chikaku 公園の近く
near the park
aida 間
between
biru no aida ビルの間
between the buildings
mukou 向こう
beyond
kawa no mukou 川の向こう
beyond the river
As we learned in the previous lesson, "arimasu" is used for inanimate things,
and "imasu" for animate things.
Isu no shita ni neko ga imasu. いすの下に猫がいます。
There is a cat under the chair.
Gakkou no chikaku ni
kouen ga arimasu. 学校の近くに公園があります。
There is a park near the school.
Toshokan wa
biru no tonari ni arimasu. 図書館はビルの隣にあります。
The library is next to the building.
Chichi wa honya no mae ni imasu. 父は本屋の前にいます。
My father is in front of the bookstore.
"~ ni arimasu" or "~ ni imasu"
can be replaced with "~ desu."
Toshokan wa
biru no tonari ni arimasu. 図書館はビルの隣にあります。
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