Grammar › N5 · 02 Pointing, asking, counting
これ・それ・あれ: this / that / that over there
N5 · 02 Pointing, asking, counting
Pronouns that point to things by distance from the speaker and listener.
これ is near me, それ is near you, あれ is far from both. They stand alone and are not followed by a noun (これ本 is wrong; use この本). Ask 'which one' with どれ.
Examples
これは私のかばんです。
This is my bag.
あれは何ですか。
What is that over there?