JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
当の
The specific one in question; the very one
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Other forms
当人 tounin - the person in question
Pre-noun adjectival (Rentaishi)
The... in question" / "The very...
Identifies the following noun as the specific subject currently being discussed or dealt with.
Example
周り は 大騒ぎ だった が 、 当の 本人 は とても 落ち着いて いた 。
Everyone around was in an uproar, but the person in question was very calm.
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