あの人

あのひと
Alternative writings: 彼の人
Frequency:
1

A demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that person' or 'he/she', referring to a third person removed from speaker and listener; can be used for either gender and sometimes refers to one's spouse in casual speech.

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Examples

あの人はいつも優しく話しかけてくれる。

That person always speaks to me kindly.

あの人が来る前に準備を終えよう。

Let's finish preparing before that person arrives.

彼の人(あの人)は今、外出しています。

That person is out right now.

あの人(=夫)は料理が得意だ。

That person (my husband) is good at cooking.

2

An archaic/poetic second-person pronoun meaning 'you'; rarely used in modern Japanese.

PronounArchaic

Examples

(文学的な例)あの人、我が屋へ来たりとは思わざりき。

(Literary example) I never thought you would come to my house.

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