In the article that is presented below, we will learn on using another demonstrative pronoun which is focusing on pointing a place or location. The article below contains question concerning about giving answer and one of those are demonstrative pronoun koko (ここ)、soko(そこ), and asoko (あそこ). The question which is given Shin Nihongo no Kiso I chapter 3 practice B part 2 is asking where is the location of a person.
To be able to ask about a person’s whereabouts, we can use interrogative pronoun どこ. The question given is an interrogative pronoun asking where is a person’s whereabouts and the answer will be a specific name of location or place where the person is or a demonstrative pronoun pointing the location or the place. All of the complete questions is shown in Shin Nihongo no Kiso I chapter 3 practice B part 2 on page 23. Below is a reference on what kind of question which is being given and also the answer pattern :
Pattern
Hiragana : 。。。 ＋ どこ ＋ ですか
Romaji : … ＋ doko ＋ desuka
Meaning : where is ＋ … ?
Below is the example :
Kanji
Question : 財務大臣 ＋ は ＋ どこですか
Answer : そこです。 あそこです。 会議室です。
Hiragana
Question : ざいむだいじん ＋ は ＋ どこですか
Ansswer : そこです。 あそこです。 かいぎしつです。
Romaji
Question : zaimudaijin ＋ wa ＋ doko desuka
Answer : soko desu. asoko desu. kaigishitsu desu.
Meaning Question : Where is the ministry of finance ?
Answer : Over there. Over there. Meeting room.
Based on the above sample, we can create an interrogative question using interrogative pronoun どこ in order to ask a certain location as follows :
1. Answer :
Hiragana ：あそこです。
Romaji ：Asoko desu.
Meaning ：Over there.
2. Answer :
Hiragana ：ロビーです。
Romaji ： Robi-desu.
Meaning ： At the lobby.
3. Answer :
Kanji ：部屋です。
Hiragana ：へやです。
Romaji ：Heya desu.
Meaning ：At the room.
4. Answer :
Kanji ：横浜です。
Hiragana ：よこはまです。
Romaji ：Yokohama desu.
Meaning ：At Yokohama.
To see just the complete question, please refer to Shin Nihongo no Kiso I chapter 3 practice b part 2 in page 23.