Difference Between この and これ


Both seem to means "this."




They do mean "this" but...

In English we can use words like "this" in two ways.

  1. This is beautiful

  2. This country is beautiful

The Japanese language uses これ for 1. and この for 2.

この needs to be followed by a noun to become one and これ is an standalone noun.

この＋NOUN = This NOUN (as in: この国が美しい, This country is beautiful)

これ = This (as in: これが美しい, This is beautiful)

