あんな

• 読み: あんな
• ローマ字: anna
• 発音: /a.n.na/

意味

Such; like that; that kind of. Refers to something distant from both speaker and listener.

Part of the こそあど (ko-so-a-do) demonstrative system. あんな refers to something removed from both the speaker and listener, either physically distant or recalled from memory. It belongs to the set こんな (this kind), そんな (that kind near you), あんな (that kind over there), どんな (what kind).

例文

1. あんな大きい犬は初めて見た。
2. あんなところには行きたくない。
3. あんなに優しい先生はいない。

使い方ガイド

場面: conversation, expressing opinions, recalling memories

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From the demonstrative あ (a, that/distant) combined with the adjectival suffix んな. Part of the ancient Japanese demonstrative system that organizes spatial and psychological distance.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal