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What is the difference between あの and その ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between あの and その ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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To put it simply,
this→この
that→その
that one over there →あの
They are demonstrative words.
What to use depends on the distance from the speaker or listener.

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