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Grammar detail: あの, あれ

あの, あれ  that (object) over there, that (over there)
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あの
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noun
means
that (object) over there
あれ
+
は〜
means
that (over there)
Both あの and あれ are used when you're talking about something that is far from both you and the person to whom you are speaking. The key difference is how あの and あれ are used in a sentence.
あの - that (object) over there
あの is a demonstrative adjective. Demonstrative adjectives point to a specific object, usually one that both the speaker and the listener can see. In Japanese, a demonstrative adjective comes directly before the noun it describes.
あの always refers to an object that is far from both the speaker and listener.
あの
fragment, headline etc.
that tree
あの
みせ
たい
です
"I want to have a look at that shop."
あの
くるま
わたし
です
That car is mine.
あれ- that over there (over there)
あれ is a demonstrative pronoun used when you are referring to something (usually far from both you and the listener) without naming it directly. It is often, but not always, followed by the particle は when it is used as the subject or topic of a sentence.
あれ
かれ
くるま
です
That is his car.
あれネコです
Is that a cat?
あれ
なに
です
What is that?
あれ and あの meaning 'those'
The plural form of あれ is あれら, but in everyday Japanese, あれ is more commonly used—even when talking about more than one item.
あれ
わたし
ほん
です
Those are my books.
あれ
だれ
くつ
です
Whose shoes are those?
あの can also mean 'those'.
あの
がくせい
学生
たち
よく
べんきょう
勉強
する

Those students work hard, don't they?
あの
ほん
どうしました
What did you do with those books?
あの
しゃしん
写真
かのじょ
彼女
もの
Those photos are hers.
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Kanji used in this grammar

モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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テン   みせ shop   
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ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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シャ   くるま car   
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ヒ   かれ he   
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カ   なに    なん what?   
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ホン   book   もと origin   
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だれ who   
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カ   くつ shoes   
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ガク   まな to learn   
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セイ   ショウ    life   なま raw   いかす to enliven   いきる to live   いける to arrange flowers   うまれる to be born   う to give birth to   き pure, undiluted   お to grow, to sprout   はえる to grow, to sprout   はやす to grow, cultivate   
ベン    exertion   
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キョウ   ゴウ   つよ strong   つよまる to get stronger   つよめる to strengthen   しいる to compel, to force   
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シャ   photo   うつ to duplicate, to depict   うつ to be photographed   
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シン   truth   ま exactly; deep   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
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