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Location-Related words
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2015/3/12 10:16
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あの方 (anokata,that person) ＆ お前 (omae, you) both involve a physical place, but translate to a reference of a person. Is there a correlation between these "Location-Related" words and people? If so, could someone please list some similar words.
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by nipponnuigurumi
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Re: Location-Related words
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2015/3/12 13:29
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I'm not sure if they "involve a physical place." Are you saying that "ano kata" can mean "that direction" and "omae" can mean "front"?
Well, I supposed you can say that it's something like "your highness (a high place)" or "frontman."
Or maybe not. Anyway, ano kata is someone standing "over there" and "omae" is someone standing right in "front" of you, so it makes sense to me.
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by Uco (guest)
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Re: Location-Related words
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2015/3/12 13:50
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In the first place, even anata (you) is the same, it had meaning of "that direction".
In Japanese, it loves euphemistic expression.
People don't like to call someone by name, you know.
There are obsolete words though, そなた, その方, 御前(you), 手前(me).
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by ajapaneseboy
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Re: Location-Related words
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2015/3/12 22:51
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奥さん(someone's wife)、家内(my wife) are used nowadays.
北の方(wife) was used long time ago.
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by Udon (guest)
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