其の【その】
Frequency rank: 19,649. – 19,745. (for form その: 22.)
- that; theword usually written using kana alonesomething or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listenersee also この, あの and どの
- part (as in "part two")word usually written using kana alonepreceding a number
- um ...; er ...; uh ...only applies to その
pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
interjection (kandoushi)
Forms
- 其の【その】【そん】Frequency rank: 19,649. – 19,745.
- そのFrequency rank: 22.
- そんFrequency rank: 9,695. – 9,705.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- that; the
- part (as in "part two")
- um ...; er ...; uh ...
"その" is used to indicate something that is close to the listener or was mentioned before.
That book is very interesting.
"その" is used to refer to a specific part of something, usually followed by a number or a description.
"その" is used as a filler word when someone is pausing or hesitating in speech.
Generated collocations (experimental)
Example sentences
15369 results
Do you really need to ask the question to know the answer?
"Haven't we met somewhere before?" asked the student.
One million people lost their lives in the war.
I don't want to spend the rest of my life regretting it.
If you don't understand something, it's because you aren't aware of its context.
Despite the importance of sleep, its purpose is a mystery.
You don't marry someone you can live with — you marry the person whom you cannot live without.
For example, if a chain-smoking teacher cautions a pupil for smoking, that warning is self-contradictory.
However men, seeking the contents of that safe, kidnap Hana. And those men were really detectives.
That octopus returned to the sea without being eaten.
For that reason, temporary workers are working under inferior conditions.
Avian medicine - diagnosis and treatment of illnesses.
For that reason it's always held in a fresh atmosphere, and this time too it was a fulfilling day.
For that reason the outcome of the primary nursing care requirement authorization has to relate to the amount of nursing care required.