Grammar Info
N5 Lesson 2: 12/12

あそこ
Over there

Structure
あそこ
Place separated from both the speaker and the listener
Details
Part of Speech Noun
Word Type Pronoun
Register Standard
品詞 名詞
単語の種類 代名詞
使用域 一般
Information
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.
  • あそこ店(みせ)いい
    That store over there is good. (Not near the speaker or listener)
  • あそこ嫌(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.
  • あそこ暑(あつ)
    That place over there is hot too. (That place mentioned earlier, for a place that both the speaker and listener have been)
Caution
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’.
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あそこいい
That place over there is good.
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あそこ楽(たの)しい
That place over there is also fun.
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そこあそこ
That place and that place over there.
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Books
みんなの日本語 I
Page 26 [CH 3]
Genki I
Page 36
Genki I 2nd Edition
Page 64