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

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.
  • あそこの店(みせ)はいい。
    That store over there is good. (Not near the speaker or listener)
  • あそこは嫌(いや)だ。
    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.
  • あそこも暑(あつ)い。
    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'.

Examples

  • あそこがいい。

    That place over there is good.

  • あそこも楽(たの)しい。

    That place over there is also fun.

  • そことあそこ。

    That place and that place over there.

  • あそこが広(ひろ)い。

    That place over there is spacious.

  • あそこの店(みせ)。

    The store over there.

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あそこ – Grammar Discussion

Most Recent Replies (2 in total)

  • laurence

    laurence

    About 4 years ago

    I have been doing the grammar exercises and am unsure what the difference between あそこの店 (that shop over there) and あの店 (I think also translated as that hope over there)? Although maybe they are effectively the same!

  • s1212z

    s1212z

    About 4 years ago

    We were having a similar discussion the other day on the この if you want to read:

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