► 代名詞
あの子 [(2)あのこ] [coll] meaning: person rank: 2
☆ あの子はいい子だ ⇨ That kid is a good kid (☛ Literally means “that child”. An older person can use it to refer to a young adult he/she knows well)
More examples:
- あの子はもう善悪の区別が付いて良い年だ ⇨ The kid is old enough to know the difference between good and bad
- あの子は体が弱くて学校を休みがちだ ⇨ That child is sickly and tends to skip school often
- あの子は大変なおませだ ⇨ That little girl is really precocious
- あの子はあのままで大きくなったらロクな人間にならない ⇨ If that kid grows up as he is now, he won’t be a decent person
- もうあの子ったらどうしようもないんだから ⇨ Oh god my son is really handful
- A: 何であの子泣いてるの？B: 分かんない ⇨ A: Why is she crying? B: I don’t know
- あの子は大人をもやりこめる ⇨ That kid wins arguments even with adults, makes them stumped
- あの子はずっと年上の選手を簡単に負かす ⇨ That kid beats much older players easily
- あの子どうしたの？ ⇨ What’s wrong with her?
- 全くあの子ったら！ ⇨ Oh the kid is really impossible!
- あの子はいつもお母さんにくっついている ⇨ That kid is always clinging to his mom
- あの子はいつもおどおどした感じで可哀想だ ⇨ It is sad to see the child always seemed scared
- あの子は気が弱いから叱るのは加減をしたほうが良い ⇨ This kid is very timid so you should tone down your scolding
- あの子どこの子？ ⇨ Whose kid is that kid?
- あの子は頭が良さそう ⇨ That kid looks smart