あれ
That over there
About
あれ is a so-called 「こそあど」word, that can be translated as "that (over there)". あれ's set of こそあど words includes これ, それ, あれ, and どれ.
あれ, and other こそあど words starting with あ, refer to things that are quite far from both the speaker and the listener.
あれ may also refer to concepts, or topics of conversation, rather than physical things.
Grammatically, あれ is a pronoun, which means that it directly substitutes for the noun it refers to. This distinguishes it from other こそあど words, such as あの, that attach to nouns, rather than substitute for them.
あれ is a こそあど word.
あれ is a pronoun that can be translated as "that (over there)".
あれ refers to things far from both the speaker and the listener.
Summary
Explained in
elementary #5
こそあど Demonstratives 1 (これ・それ・あれ・どれ）
Example Sentences
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