先行詞がthis,that,these,thoseの場合はwhichを用いるのが普通です。

Sentence Analyzer

先行詞が this , that , these , those の場合は which を用いるのが普通です。

English Translation

When the antecedent is this, that, these or those it is usual to use 'which'.

Furigana

先行(せんこう)詞(ことば)がthis,that,these,thoseの場合(ばあい)はwhichを用(もち)いるのが普通(ふつう)です。

Romanji

Senkō kotoba ga this , that , these , those no baai wa which o mochiiru no ga futsū desu.

Words

先行 (せんこう)

preceding; going first; leading; going ahead; taking priority

言葉 (ことば、けとば)

language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

場合 (ばあい)

case; situation

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

用いる (もちいる)

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

普通 (ふつう)

general; ordinary; usual; normally; generally; usually; train that stops at every station

です (です)

be; is