ああ1  (aa) |  | | 1 〔問いに答えて〕 | | |  「お父さん, あれなあに」「ああ, あれは灯台だよ」 “What is that, Daddy?”—“Oh, it is a lighthouse.” | | | 2 〔気軽な肯定･承諾〕 | | | 「これ借りていいですか」「ああ, いいよ」 “Can I borrow this?”—“Yes, all right [《口》 Yeah, OK].” | | | ・「眠くないか」「ああ, 眠くない」 “Aren't you sleepy?”—“No, I'm not.” | | | 3 〔生返事〕 | | | 「パパ, 早く来て」「ああ, 今行くよ」 “Daddy! Come quickly!”—“OK [All right], I'm coming.” | | | 4 〔言いよどむとき〕 | | | ああ, まあ, そのことなら, まあ, たぶん, 調査して, 後刻ご返事をさしあげられると思いますよ. Er…, well…; as far as that matter is concerned…perhaps…er, perhaps I could look into it and let you have an answer later. |
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