Grammar Info

N5 Lesson 3: 11/13

あのThat (over there)

Structure

Demonstrative, あの + Noun

Details

  • Part of Speech

    Noun

  • Word Type

    Pronoun

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About あの

あの is classified as a 'pre-noun adjectival' in Japanese. These are a special type of word that do not conjugate. This means that they will always appear in the same form. あの comes from the same family of words as あれ and あそこ, and is used to identify a 'thing' that is away from both the listener, and the speaker. It is usually translated as 'that' (thing over there).

As the name 'pre-noun adjectival' suggests, these words will always appear before a noun, and describe that noun in some way.

Synonyms

Examples

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    あの人(ひと)はトムです。

    That person over there is Tom.

    あの犬(いぬ)が可愛(かわい)いです。

    That dog over there is cute.

    あのラーメン屋(や)は美味(おい)しいです。

    That ramen shop over there is good.

    あの綺麗(きれい)な人(ひと)は、田中(たなか)さん。

    That beautiful person over there is Tanaka-san.

    あの店(みせ)でもいい。

    That store over there is also okay.

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      あの – Grammar Discussion

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      • Twelvewishes

        Twelvewishes

        @Jake

        Because あの belongs together with この, その and どの, I had assumed it would also be classified as a fixed adjective and independant word. However it is classified as a noun on pronoun in it’s details section. I was wondering if there was more information on that or if that was a mistake?

        Edit: Imabi says that あの is the adjectival form. Maybe you guys mixed it up with あれ, the pronoun form?

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