English–Japanese

“that” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoその (sono) · それ (sore) · あれ (are) · って (tte)

Pronunciation

Romajiano

Example

あの犬は大きいです。a no inu wa ō ki i de su

That dog is big.

Illustration for あの (that)

How to say “that” in Japanese

“That” in Japanese is あの (ano).

Frames the following noun as referring to something the speaker treats as distant, whether physically or in the conversation.

Full entry for あの: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with あの

あの花はきれいです。a no hana wa ki re i de su

That flower is pretty.

あの映画は面白いです。a no ei ga wa omo shiro i de su

That movie is interesting.

Tips for using あの

  • The same spoken form あの (ano) serves as both a demonstrative before a noun and a hesitation word meaning "um," with its function shown by the surrounding sentence.

Other Japanese words for “that”

2

その

sono

pre-noun adjectivalthat

その本はおもしろいです。so no hon wa o mo shi ro i de su

That book is interesting.

それは本です。so re wa hon de su

That is a book.

あれは何ですか。a re wa nan de su ka

What is that?

彼は来るって言いました。kare wa ku ru tte i i ma shi ta

He said that he would come.

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