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Learn Japanese: ano - that ... over there

Japanese
/This and that
/ano

ano

Word

あのano

Meaning

that ... (over there) ^adnominal

Part of speech

adnominal

Pronunciation

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Usages of ano

あの　人ひと　は　どなた　です　か。ano hito ha donata desu ka.

Who is that person (over there)?

あの　人ひと　も　日に本ほん人じん　です。ano hito mo nihonzin desu.

That person is Japanese too.

あの　テレビ　は　いくら　でした　か。ano terebi ha ikura desita ka.

How much was that TV?

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

ジョン　さん　は　あの　レストラン　が　嫌きらい　でした。zyon san ha ano resutoran ga kirai desita.

John disliked that restaurant.

あの　新あたらしい　映えい画が　が　好すき　でした　か。ano atarasii eiga ga suki desita ka.

Did you like that new movie?

あの　小ちいさい　車くるま　は　私わたし　の　じゃ　ない　です。ano tiisai kuruma ha watasi no zya nai desu.

That small car is not mine.

あの　小ちいさな　車くるま　は　私わたし　の　じゃ　ない　です。ano tiisana kuruma ha watasi no zya nai desu.

That small car is not mine.

あの　ウサギ　の　耳みみ　は　大おおきい　です　ね。ano usagi no mimi ha ookii desu ne.

The ears of that rabbit are big, aren't they?

あの　角かど　を　右みぎ　に　曲まがって　ください。ano kado wo migi ni magatte kudasai.

Please turn right at that corner.

あの　グレー　の　建たて物もの　に　住すんで　いる。ano guree no tatemono ni sunde iru.

(I) live in that gray building.

あの　小こ屋や　に　トカゲ　や　虫むし　が　います。ano koya ni tokage ya musi ga imasu.

There are lizards and insects and such in that hut.

あの　方かた　は　誰だれ　です　か。ano kata ha dare desu ka.

Who is that person?

あの　本ほん屋や　は　コーヒー　を　出だす。ano honya ha koohii wo dasu.

That bookstore serves coffee.

あの　銀ぎん行こう　に　金きん　と　銀ぎん　が　あります。ano ginkou ni kin to gin ga arimasu.

There is gold and silver in that bank.

あの　人ひと　は　中ちゅう国ごく人じん　です　か。ano hito ha tyuugokuzin desu ka.

Is that person Chinese?

あの　映えい画が　を　見み　に　行いく　つもり　は　ない。ano eiga wo mi ni iku tumori ha nai.

I don't intend to go see that movie.

私わたしたち　は　あの　新あたらしい　レストラン　に　行いく。watasitati ha ano atarasii resutoran ni iku.

We're going to that new restaurant.

あの　先せん生せい　の　授じゅ業ぎょう　は　難むずかしい　です。　宿しゅく題だい　は　日に本ほん語ご　で　書かかない　と　いけない。ano sensei no zyugyou ha muzukasii desu. syukudai ha nihongo de kakanai to ikenai.

That teacher’s class is hard. The homework has to be written in Japanese.

あの　映えい画が　は、　二に時じ間かん　ぐらい　かかります。

あの　映えい画が　は、　二に時じ間かん　ごろ　かかります。

ano eiga ha, nizikan gurai kakarimasu.
ano eiga ha, nizikan goro kakarimasu.

That movie takes about two hours.

あの　ボール　は　丸まるい　です。ano booru ha marui desu.

That ball is round.

確たしか　に　あの　店みせ　は　閉しまって　いる。tasika ni ano mise ha simatte iru.

That shop is certainly closed.

山やま田ださん　の　伯お母ばさん　は　あの　お店みせ　の　主しゅ人じん　です　か。yamadasan no obasan ha ano omise no syuzin desu ka.

Is Mr. Yamada's aunt the owner of that shop?

あの　人ひと　が　先さき　に　入はいった。ano hito ga saki ni haitta.

That person went in first.

あの　雲くも、　動どう物ぶつ　に　見みえない？ano kumo, doubutu ni mienai?

Doesn't that cloud look like an animal?

もっと　若わかかった　なら、　あの　仕し事ごと　を　受うけた　でしょう。motto wakakatta nara, ano sigoto wo uketa desyou.

If I had been younger, I would have (probably) taken that job.

あの　ころ　は、　毎まい日にち　が　楽たのしかった　です。ano koro ha, mainiti ga tanosikatta desu.

Around that time, every day was fun.

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