other N4 common casualpolitewritten
こういう — such
こういう
Meaning
- this kind of ~ / ~ like this — a prenominal phrase pointing at the type or nature of the following noun
Key sentence
こういう問題は難しいです。
This kind of problem is difficult.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| directly before a noun (it is こう + 言う fused into a 連体詞) | こういう + [noun] | こういう人 |
Examples
こういう時はどうすればいいですか。
What should I do at a time like this?
私はこういう静かな町が好きだ。
I like quiet towns like this.
Easily confused with
そういう Same 'that/this kind of', こそあど distance: こういう points at something present or about to be shown; そういう refers back to what was just said. このような Same meaning, register: こういう is the everyday spoken form; このような is its formal, written counterpart. こんな こんな is shorter and more emotive/colloquial ('this kind of (awful/great) ~'); こういう is more neutral and descriptive.
See こういう in real sentences
Jengo shows こういう the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar.