GrammarJLPT N5
this kind of
Pre-Noun Adjectival

Definitions

  1. 1. this sort of
  2. 2. this kind of
This pre-noun modifier means "this kind of" or "such a," referring to something close to the speaker in terms of physical proximity or the current topic of conversation. It is used to describe something the speaker is directly experiencing or has just introduced. It often expresses surprise, dissatisfaction, or strong feeling about the thing being described.

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Example sentences

Initial · simple i+1

There's nothing like this.

Sentence 1

I love this kind of book.

Sentence 2

Something like this happened today.

Sentence 3

The dog made this face.

Sentence 4

We did this kind of thing at school.

Sentence 5

And then this kind of problem came up.