other N2 uncommon casualpolitewritten

例の — that (we both know about)

例の・れいの

Meaning

that ~ (we both know about) / the ~ in question — pointing to something already shared between speaker and listener without naming it

例れいの件けんはどうなりましたか。

What happened with that matter (you know the one)?

Attaches to	Form	Example
Noun	例れいの + N	例れいの店みせ

When: Relies on knowledge already shared with the listener; can sound discreet or conspiratorial because it avoids naming the thing outright.

例れいのレストラン、また行いきたいね。

That restaurant (you remember) — let's go again.

例れいの人ひとから連絡れんらくがあった。

I heard from that person (you know who).

From 例れい 'instance / example.' The separate set phrase 例れいのごとく means 'as usual.'

Jengo shows 例の the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.

Sources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar.