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GRAMMAR
あの
that ~ (over there)
Explanation
NOTE

あの means that (over there) and is used directly before a noun to describe something far from both the speaker and the listener. It always needs a noun after it.

NOTE

あの is also used to refer to things both the speaker and listener know about from shared experience, even if the thing is not physically visible.

STRUCTURE
あの
N...
あのやま富士山ふじさんです。
Ano yama wa Fujisan desu.
That mountain over there is Mt. Fuji.
あの建物たてもの病院びょういんです。
Ano tatemono wa byouin desu.
That building over there is a hospital.
あのひとはだれですか。
Ano hito wa dare desu ka.
Who is that person over there?
Example sentences
あのみせでコーヒーをみます。
I will drink coffee at that store over there.
あのいえいぬがいます。
There is a dog in that house over there.

Practice exercises

1
あのはなはきれいです。
That flower over there is pretty.
Answer
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2
あのねこはかわいい。
That cat over there is cute.
Answer
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3
あのやまたかい。
That mountain over there is tall.
Answer
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4
あのみせきましょう。
Let's go to that shop over there.
Answer
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5
あの建物たてもの病院びょういんです。
That building over there is a hospital.
Answer
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6
あのやま富士山ふじさんです。
That mountain over there is Mt. Fuji.
Answer
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7
あのはしわたってください。
Please cross that bridge over there.
Answer
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