あそこ

pronoun

over there

1. over there (place)

A demonstrative pronoun for a place far from both speaker and listener.

あそこに何(なに)がある？

What's over there?

銀行(ぎんこう)はあそこにあります。

The bank is over there.

あそこで食(た)べましょう。

Let's eat over there.

あそこに見(み)える山(やま)は富士山(ふじさん)です。

That mountain you can see over there is Mt. Fuji.

あそこの店(みせ)は安(やす)いしおいしいから、今度(こんど)一緒(いっしょ)に行(い)きましょう。

That shop over there is cheap and delicious, so let's go together sometime.

あそこ refers to a place far from both speaker and listener, completing the place demonstrative series: ここ (here), そこ (there), あそこ (over there), どこ (where). Note that while other 'a' demonstratives start with あ alone, あそこ has an extra そ. A more formal equivalent is あちら.

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Added 2026.1.7 21:29 · Revised 2026.2.22 15:56

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