Japanese word

これら

Pronunciation

Romajikorera

Meaning

  • pronounthese

Example

これらは新しい本です。ko re ra wa atara shi i hon de su

These are new books.

Illustration for これら (these)

More examples

店員はこれらをおすすめしています。ten in wa ko re ra o o su su me shi te i ma su

The clerk recommends these.

Core concept

Points to multiple people or things that are close to the speaker or central in the current context.

Common phrases

  • これらの本ko re ra no hon

    these books

  • これらを選ぶko re ra o era bu

    choose these

Similar words

それらsorera: Points to multiple people or things that are farther from the speaker or already mentioned.
あれらarera: Points to multiple people or things that are distant from both the speaker and listener.

Definition in Japanese

話し手に近い複数の人や物事を指し示す語。hana shi te ni chika i fuku sū no hito ya mono goto o sa shi shime su go

Word origin

Combines これ (kore, "this") with ら (ra, "plural marker") to form これら (korera), a demonstrative pronoun for multiple referents.

Usage tips

  • The form これら (korera) often sounds more formal and written than conversational expressions such as これ (kore, "this"), especially when the group is clear from context.

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