JLPT N5 Vocabulary
あれ
【あれ】
(are)
Definition: 意味
that (over there); what?
- A demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant from both the speaker and the listener.
- Used to express surprise, confusion, or to recall something.
- It can also refer to a topic that has been previously mentioned or understood without explicitly naming it.
あれ – Example Sentences 例文
Example #1
あれは何ですか?
Furigana: あれはなんですか?
Romaji: Are wa nan desu ka?
English: What is that (over there)?
Example #2
あれは私の傘です。
Furigana: あれはわたあいのかさです。
Romaji: Are wa watashi no kasa desu.
English: That over there is my umbrella.
Example #3
あれ、田中さんですか?
Furigana: あれ、たなかさんですか?
Romaji: Are, Tanaka-san desu ka?
English: Oh, is that Tanaka-san (over there)?
Example #4
あれ、鍵がない!
Furigana: あれ、かぎがない!
Romaji: Are, kagi ga nai!
English: Oh no, my key is gone!
Example #5
あそこにあるのはあれですか?
Furigana: あそこにあるのはあれですか?
Romaji: Asoko ni aru no wa are desu ka?
English: Is what’s over there “that”?
Example #6
あれを買いたいです。
Furigana: あれをかいたいです。
Romaji: Are o kaitai desu.
English: I want to buy that (over there).
Example #7
あれはとても大きいです。
Furigana: あれはとてもおおきいです。
Romaji: Are wa totemo ookii desu.
English: That (over there) is very big.
Example #8
あれは彼のです。
Furigana: あれはかれのです。
Romaji: Are wa kare no desu.
English: That (over there) is his.
Example #9
あれ、まだ終わってないの?
Furigana: あれ、まだおわってないの?
Romaji: Are, mada owattenai no?
English: Oh, you haven’t finished yet?
Example #10
あれを教えてください。
Furigana: あれをおしえてください。
Romaji: Are o oshiete kudasai.
English: Please tell me about that (over there).

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