あの
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Japanese [edit]
Adnominal [edit]
- (deictically) that ... over there (far from the speaker and the addressee)
- あの車は緑です。
- Ano kuruma wa midori desu.
- That car over there is green.
- Ano kuruma wa midori desu.
- あの車は緑です。
- (anaphorically) that ... we both know (both the speaker and the addressee know)
See also [edit]
Japanese demonstratives
| ko- “this” (close to speaker) |
so- “that” (close to listener) |
a- “that over there” (far from both) |
do- “which” (indeterminate, question) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Object | これ | それ | あれ | どれ |
| これら | それら | あれら | — | |
| Determiner | この | その | あの | どの |
| これらの | それらの | あれらの | — | |
| Kind | こんな | そんな | あんな | どんな |
| Place | ここ | そこ | あそこ* | どこ |
| Direction | こちら | そちら | あちら | どちら |
| こっち | そっち | あっち | どっち | |
| Human | こいつ | そいつ | あいつ | どいつ |
| Manner | こう | そう | ああ** | どう |
| * irregular ** regular (long vowel) |
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Related terms [edit]
- この (kono) this
- その (sono) that (near listener)
- どの (dono) which
- あれ (are) that one over there (far from speaker and listener)
- あそこ (asoko) that direction over there
Usage notes [edit]
- あの is also used to refer to things and experiences that both the speaker and the listener have knowledge of. Compare the two following sentences,
- あの本はやすいですか？
- Is that book (over there, which you and I can see) cheap?
- その本はやすいですか？
- Is that book (I'm pointing to/near you/of yours) cheap?
- Is that book which you (have/saw/were talking about) cheap?
- あの本はやすいですか？
- The hiragana spelling (あの) is preferred to the kanji spelling (彼の), which is rarely used.
Interjection [edit]
あの (romaji ano)
- Similar to English er, said when hesitating in speech.
- Similar to English uh, space filler or pause during conversation.
- あの…
Related terms [edit]
Usage notes [edit]
The の (no) sound is often lengthened as in あのう, あのぉ, or あのー (anō)
