pre-noun adjectival
the usual; that typical
Refers to something that is habitual, expected, or characteristic of a person or situation. Often used when both speaker and listener share an understanding of what is meant.
彼は今日も例のカフェでコーヒーを飲んでいる。
He's having coffee at that usual café again today.
pre-noun adjectival
that (aforementioned); you-know-what
Points to a specific person, thing, or matter previously mentioned or implicitly understood between speaker and listener, often with a conspiratorial or euphemistic tone.
例の件、どうなった？
What happened with that matter we talked about?
adverb
in the usual way
Archaic adverbial use; in modern Japanese the pre-noun adjectival form is standard.
古い文書では「例のごとく」のように副詞的に使われることがある。
In old documents it is sometimes used adverbially, as in 例のごとく (as usual).