That teaching style with あれ
Vocabulary Explanation: That over there with あれ
At a pool visit, it’s learned that Rize doesn’t know how to swim. Syaro suggests she practice using a kickboard, but there’s something Rize is more interested in trying.
- リゼ:
- 「手を引っ張るやつ あれがやりたい」
- “Being pulled along by the hands. I want to try that.”
- シャロ:
- 「リゼ先輩意外と子供だ」
- “Rize-senpai is surprisingly childish.”
Key Points
1あれ refers to the activity Rize has just described
- Rize points back to being pulled through the water by the hands, so あれ means “that” as an idea rather than a distant object.
2手を引っ張るやつ is a casual label for the activity
- やつ turns the preceding clause into “the thing where someone pulls your hands”, preparing the reference picked up by あれ.
3あれがやりたい marks the desired activity
- が marks “that” as what Rize wants to do, while the scene supplies swimming practice as the broader context.
4意外と modifies 子供だ
- Syaro judges Rize’s eagerness to be surprisingly childish rather than literally calling her a child.
Vocabulary
先輩 (Senior)
先輩 is a senior member of the same school, workplace, or group, usually someone who joined earlier or has more experience.
子供 (Child)
子供 is the everyday word for a child. It can also refer to children as a group.
See Also
- Vocabulary: That over there with あれ
- Grammar: The copula だ
- Kanji: Childhood and small things with 子
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