あんた

Contraction of あなた (anata, “you”, second-person singular pronoun),[1][2] similar to あんちゃん (an-chan) from 兄ちゃん (ani-chan), もん (mon) from 物 (mono) or ん (n) from の (no).

• (Tokyo) あ​んた [áꜜǹtà] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
• IPA^(key): [ã̠nta̠]

あんた (katakana アンタ, rōmaji anta)

1. (informal) Alternative form of あなた (“you”) (second-person singular pronoun)
   • 2012 May 4, “残ざん虐ぎゃくさの勝しょう利り [Triumph of Cruelty]”, in アヴァシンの帰還 [Avacyn’s Return], Wizards of the Coast:

     あんたより可 (か)愛 (わ)い死 (いし)体 (たい)はたくさん見 (み)てきたわよ、獣 (じゅう)魔 (ま)道 (どう)士 (し)さん。

     Anta yori kawaii shitai wa takusan mitekita wa yo, jūmadōshi-san.

     I’ve seen corpses prettier than you, beastmage.

   • 2003 October 10, Ai Maeda as young O-Ren Ishii, Kill Bill: Volume 1, written by Quentin Tarantino, Miramax Films:

     松 (まつ)本 (もと)……あたしを見 (み)て……あたしの顔 (かお)をよおく見 (み)て……あたしの目 (め)を見 (み)て……あたしの口 (くち)を見 (み)て……見 (み)覚 (おぼ)えないかい？……あんたが殺 (ころ)した誰 (だれ)かに……似 (に)てないかい！

     Matsumoto…… Atashi o mite…… Atashi no kao o yōku mite…… Atashi no me o mite…… Atashi no kuchi o mite…… Mioboe nai kai? …… Anta ga koroshita dare ka ni…… nite nai kai!

     Matsumoto…… Look at me…… Look closely at my face…… My eyes…… My mouth…… Don’t I look familiar?…… Like someone…… you murdered!

• This is an example of a word that can be spelled with katakana to convey an informal conversational tone, as アンタ.
• Compared to the standard form anata, the contracted form anta may be used to express either contempt, or affection, depending on tone and context.
• Generally used more by women.

• あなた (anata)
• 君 (きみ) (kimi) (used by males; more intimate / deprecatory)
• お前 (まえ) (omae) (used by males; even more intimate / deprecatory)