あいつ

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つ

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

derogatoryfamiliar languageusually written using kana alone

Derogatory or very familiar third-person pronoun for a person the speaker looks down on or is close to. Rough and masculine-leaning; not used in polite contexts.

Related words· 6

奴やっこN1

あいつ is the modern, casual equivalent of 奴 used as a rough third-person pronoun for someone not present.

奴やつN1

あいつ points to a specific person already in mind and sounds even ruder or more distancing than 奴, which can be used more generally.

あいつら

あいつら is the plural form of あいつ, both sharing the same derogatory, familiar tone, but あいつ refers to a single person while あいつら refers to a group.

こいつ

こいつ points to someone near the speaker, while あいつ points to someone distant from both speaker and listener and often sounds even more contemptuous.

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そいつN1
あいつ points to someone or something distant from both speaker and listener and tends to sound more contemptuous than そいつ.
あの人ひと
あいつ is a rough, casual way to refer to someone that can sound rude or contemptuous, unlike the more polite あの人.

Politeness

彼かれpolite 丁寧語N5sense 1

彼 is the neutral, polite term for 'he', while あいつ is a rough, familiar or derogatory way to refer to the same person.

彼かの女じょpolite 丁寧語N5sense 1

彼女 is the neutral, polite term for 'she', while あいつ is a rough, familiar or derogatory way to refer to a woman.

Don't confuse with

こいつ sense 1

こいつ points to someone or something near the speaker ('this guy/thing'), while あいつ points to someone or something distant from both speaker and listener ('that guy/thing').

そいつN1sense 1

そいつ refers to someone or something near the listener ('that guy/thing' close to you), while あいつ refers to someone or something distant from both speaker and listener.

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