ポイント1: こ・そ・あ (Physical location)
Used when the speaker and listener are in the same area or location.
For things that are within the shared range of both speaker and listener, use 「こ」.
ポイント1: こ・そ・あ (Physical location)
Use 「こ」 for something near the speaker.
Use 「そ」 for something near the listener.
ポイント1: こ・そ・あ (Physical location)
When the speaker and listener are close together and both refer to something outside their shared area, both use 「あ」.
ポイント2: こ・そ・あ (In conversation)
「あ」: Refers back to a person, thing, or event in the shared memory or knowledge of both speaker and listener.
「そ」: Refers to information newly introduced into the conversation that is not yet shared memory, or to content associated with the listener. This is a contextual tendency, not an “all other cases” rule.
ポイント2: こ・そ・あ (In conversation)
For a thing, matter, or event introduced in the speaker's story, use 「そ」.
ポイント2: こ・そ・あ (In conversation)
If the speaker feels close to, interested in, or especially attached to what is being discussed, use 「こ」.
