No. 45 in Japanese
それ
"それ" means "that" (referring to something near the listener).
In a sentence
それは本当に面白い話ですね。
That's a really interesting story.
Here, 'それ' refers to the preceding statement or topic discussed earlier, acting as a demonstrative pronoun for 'that.'
それを見せてください。
Please show me that.
In this sentence, 'それ' serves as the object of the action, referring to a specific item mentioned or indicated.
それで、次はどうしますか？
Then, what should we do next?
'それで' is a fixed expression derived from 'それ', used to transition or link actions or topics, meaning 'then' or 'so.'
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