指示形容詞

From 指示 (“demonstrative”) +‎ 形容詞 (“adjective”)

指示形容詞 (hiragana しじけいようし, rōmaji shiji keiyōshi)

1. demonstrative adjective

• 形 (けい)容 (よう)詞 (し) (keiyōshi, “adjective”)

• 連体詞 (れんたいし) (rentaishi, “adnominal, prenominal adjective”)
• こんな (konna, “this such”) (When the subject is near to the speaker, physically or in their mind.)
• そんな (sonna, “that such”) (When the subject is indicated by a gesture or the previous sentences.)
• あんな (anna, “that such”) (When the subject is far from the speaker, physically or in their mind.)
• どんな (donna, “what kind”)