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Grammar JLPT Level N5 - Lesson 4

Structure of あそこ:

あそこ
Place separated from both the speaker and the listener

Details about あそこ:

Like ここ and そこ, あそこ is a word that is used to identify a place in Japanese. The place that あそこ will be used to identify is somewhere that is separated from both the speaker and the listener. This translates roughly to 'that place over there' in English. あそこ can be used to identify both physical locations, and emotional ones.
  • あそこ(みせ)いい
    That store over there is good. (Not near the speaker or listener)
  • あそこ(いや)
    I don't like that place. (Not near the speaker or listener)
In the same way that あれ can be used to point back to something that was mentioned previously, あそこ can be used to point back to a place that was mentioned previously. However, unlike それ or そこ, あれ and あそこ will only be used this way when both the speaker and listener have intimate knowledge of the topic.
  • あそこ(あつ)
    That place over there is hot too. (That place mentioned earlier, for a place that both the speaker and listener have been)
あそこ

Usage Notes for あそこ:

あそこ should not be confused with あっち, a similar word which is also sometimes translated as 'over there'. あっち focuses more on the direction that one is/is going, while あそこ focuses purely on 'that place'.

Synonyms for あそこ:

ここ
Here, This place
そこ
There, That place
それ
That
あの
That (over there)
あれ
That (over there)
この
This
その
That
どこ
Where

Example of あそこ

あそこいい

That place over there is good.

あそこ(たの)しい

That place over there is also fun.

そこあそこ

That place and that place over there.

あそこ(ひろ)

That place over there is spacious.

あそこ(みせ)

The store over there.

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