Japatan
접속
- ここ／そこ／あそこ + は + N（場所） + です
- N + は + ここ／そこ／あそこ + です
- N + は + どこ + ですか
해설
These words point to places. ここ is the place where the speaker is, そこ is the place where the listener is, and あそこ is a place away from both. To ask where something is, say N は どこですか; the answer can be as short as あそこです. When speaker and listener are in the same spot, both say ここ. こちら, そちら, あちら and どちら are more polite versions.
예문
ここは 日本語の 教室です。
This is the Japanese classroom.
すみません、トイレは どこですか。
Excuse me, where is the restroom?
駅は あそこです。
The station is over there.
入り口は そこです。
The entrance is right there (near you).
주의
The form is あそこ, not あこ. Use これ for things and ここ for places. 会社は どこですか can ask for the name of someone's company as well as its location.
관련 문법
미니 퀴즈
1A: すみません、郵便局は （ ）ですか。
B: あそこです。
정답과 해설
정답: 3 どこ
A asks "Excuse me, where is the post office?" and B answers "It's over there." B gives a place, so the question word must be どこ (where). だれ asks about a person, いつ about time, and いくら about price.
2A: トイレは どこですか。
B: （ ）。
정답과 해설
정답: 1 あそこです
A asks "Where is the restroom?" The answer must give a place: あそこです (It's over there). あの needs a noun after it, and a question with どこ cannot be answered with はい.
3すみません、＿＿ ＿＿ ＿★＿ ＿＿ か。
정답과 해설
정답: 2 どこ
The correct order is 4→3→2→1: すみません、電話は どこですか (Excuse me, where is the telephone?). どこ cannot be followed by は, so 電話は comes first and ★ is どこ.
