あんた

See also: あんだ

Japanese

Etymology

Contraction of あなた (anata, “you”, second-person singular pronoun), similar to あんちゃん (an-chan) from 兄ちゃん (ani-chan), もん (mon) from 物 (mono) or ん (n) from の (no).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あ​んた [áꜜǹtà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ã̠nta̠]

Pronoun

あんた or アンタ • (anta) 

1. (informal) Alternative form of あなた (“you”) (second-person singular pronoun)
   • 2012 May 4, “[残](ざん)[虐](ぎゃく)さの[勝](しょう)[利](り) [Triumph of Cruelty]”, in アヴァシンの帰還 [Avacyn’s Return], Wizards of the Coast:

     あんたより可(か)愛(わい)い死(し)体(たい)はたくさん見(み)てきたわよ、獣(じゅう)魔(ま)道(どう)士(し)さん。

     Anta yori kawaī shitai wa takusan mitekita wa yo, jūmadōshi-san.

     I’ve seen corpses prettier than you, beastmage.

   • 松(まつ)本(もと)……あたしを見(み)て……あたしの顔(かお)をよおく見(み)て……あたしの目(め)を見(み)て……あたしの口(くち)を見(み)て……見(み)覚(おぼ)えないかい？……あんたが殺(ころ)した誰(だれ)かに……似(に)てないかい！

     Matsumoto…… Atashi o mite…… Atashi no kao o yōku mite…… Atashi no me o mite…… Atashi no kuchi o mite…… Mioboe nai kai?…… Anta ga koroshita dare ka ni…… nite nai kai!

     Matsumoto…… Look at me…… Look closely at my face…… My eyes…… My mouth…… Don’t I look familiar?…… Like someone…… you murdered!

Usage notes

• Template:U:ja:informal
• Compared to the standard form anata, the contracted form anta may be used to express either contempt, or affection, depending on tone and context.
• Generally used more by women.

Synonyms

• あなた (anata)
• 君(きみ) (kimi) (used by males; more intimate / deprecatory)
• お前(まえ) (omae) (used by males; even more intimate / deprecatory)