かの , 彼の , 彼
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi) , Usually in kana
that well-known ... , the one and only ... , those
あのおいしいワインをなぜ飲まないんだい。
あの , 彼の , あん
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi) , See どの , See この・1 , See その・1 , Usually in kana , someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener
that , those , the
あのおいしいワインをなぜ飲まないんだい。
汚す , 穢す , よごす , けがす
Godan verb , Transitive
1. to pollute , to contaminate , to soil , to make dirty , to stain
esp. けがす
2. to disgrace , to dishonour , to dishonor , to defile
あんな行動は彼の体面を汚すものだ。
る
Suffix , Colloquialism , as in ググる, ミスる, etc.
verb-forming suffix
の
Particle , See 乃 , occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之
1. indicates possessive
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
See が・1
3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
often ん
4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion
Female term or language
5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
は
Particle , pronounced わ in modern Japanese
1. indicates sentence topic
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
3. adds emphasis