あんた

See also: あんだ

Japanese

Etymology

Contraction of あなた (anata, “you”, second-person singular pronoun),[1][2] similar to あんちゃん (an-chan) from 兄ちゃん (ani-chan), もん (mon) from 物 (mono) or ん (n) from の (no).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

あんた (katakana アンタ, rōmaji anta)

  1. (informal, women's speech) Alternative form of あなた (“you”) (second-person singular pronoun)
    • 2012 May 4, “残ざん虐ぎゃくさの勝しょう利り [Triumph of Cruelty]”, in アヴァシンの帰還 [Avacyn’s Return] (in Japanese), Wizards of the Coast:
      あんたより可 (か)愛 (わ)い死 (いし)体 (たい)はたくさん見 (み)てきたわよ、獣 (じゅう)魔 (ま)道 (どう)士 (し)さん。
      Anta yori kawaii shitai wa takusan mitekita wa yo, jūmadōshi-san.
      I’ve seen corpses prettier than you, beastmage.
    • 2003 October 10, Ai Maeda as young O-Ren Ishii, Kill Bill: Volume 1 (in English and Japanese), written by Quentin Tarantino, Miramax Films:
      松 (まつ)本 (もと)……あたしを見 (み)て……あたしの顔 (かお)をよおく見 (み)て……あたしの目 (め)を見 (み)て……あたしの口 (くち)を見 (み)て……見 (み)覚 (おぼ)えないかい？……あんたが殺 (ころ)した誰 (だれ)かに……似 (に)てないかい！
      Matsumoto…… Atashi o mite…… Atashi no kao o yōku mite…… Atashi no me o mite…… Atashi no kuchi o mite…… Mioboe nai kai? …… Anta ga koroshita dare ka ni…… nite nai kai!
      Matsumoto…… Look at me…… Look closely at my face…… My eyes…… My mouth…… Don’t I look familiar?…… Like someone…… you murdered!

Usage notes

  • This is an example of a word that can be spelled with katakana to convey an informal conversational tone, as アンタ.
  • Compared to the standard form anata, the contracted form anta may be used to express either contempt, or affection, depending on tone and context.
  • Generally used more by women.

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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