Basic Japanese Pronouns part 2

So, I'm here with important stuff Since you guys are already well versed with これ、それ、あれ、I will get to the other superstars of your basic Japanese eloquence-:

              この、その、あの
            :clap;

Now, as you know for the other three words, they mean-:
here
there
that over there.

この、その and あの work on the exact same principle...... except, they are used for living things instead! Every living thing; from the great towering human to the tiny little insect.... life is sacred and hence, the higher, separate pronouns

For tips and starters -:
この- THIS living thing
その- THAT living thing
あの- THAT living thing over THERE

Ah, and sentence structure, must never forget -
この/その/あの- Subject-は-Subject2－です。

Confused? Sorry; I'll explain what I mean with the next sentence I will write-:

この人は榊です。　（このひーとはさーかーきです。）

(Okay, I have no idea who she is, but she looks sweet )

Okay, the sentence says that this person is Sakaki. If I ask for her, they will present her to me.

So, it goes like-
This- person- is- Sakaki.
（この）－（人）－（は）－（さかき）－（です）。

In English, we have two ways of introduction-:
This is Sakaki.
This person is Sakaki.

Yes, they are both grammatically correct, but in Japanese, the first will be wrong, because if I say 'このはさかきです'、 they'll be like 'この？どんたた？’ (This? Who this? What this?) and also because 'これは榊です。' is just plain mean and dehumanizing


The art of belonging; Using の
Now I wrote a pretty haphazard article on の for the English version, and for that.. I am terribly sorry So, to make up; I will explain everything with hot anime guys/girls. Satisfactory?

Now in the former (shitty) article; I told you that の is used to show 'belonging', like 私のふで　彼のみかん, etc. Now, to use it with この、その、あの; it has a COMPLETELY different structure! It goes like this-:

この/その/あのーObject-はーSubject-の-です。

Plus, it's not only used for showing stuff that belongs to someone; it can also be used relatively abstractly. I'll start with simple examples, and then move to harder ones.

Simple
この財布は智子のです。　（このーさいふーはーともこーのーです）
Translation- This purse is Tomoko's

その花束は真理子のです。（そのーはなたばーはーまりこーのーです）
Translation- This bouquet is Mariko's

あの猫は私のです。（あのーねこーはーわたしーのーです）
Translation- This cat is mine

See how perfectly they fit the structure? Now... for the harder ones

Hard
この木はもものです。（木－き）
Translation- This tree is a peach tree. (Wrong emoticon, I know )

あの花はひまわりのです（花ーはな）
Translation- This flower is a sunflower

その人は日本人です。（日本人ーにーほんーじん）
Translation- This person is Japanese.

Logic goes like this- The flower/tree/person is the CLASS of living things. A MEMBER of the class (peach/sunflower/Japanese) is what comes after.


To recap everything so far, この、その、あの} all mean 'it' for LIVING THINGS. To use with の、

この、その、あの-Class of Subject-は-Subject－です。

That's it! hopefully it was entertaining enough. Have fun!