この事件は - as for this case
犯人の目的が - the criminal’s purpose/goal
わからない - I don’t understand
の - explanation particle
で、- this is my question… what is this で here?
けんとうもつかん - 見当もつかない - I don’t have the foggiest idea (with the ない contracted to ん)
よな - two sentence ending particles
“In this case, I don’t understand the criminal’s purpose, I don’t have the foggiest idea!”
So, my question is, what is that で in the middle of the sentence? Any help much appreciated!
I see! Thank you! Those dratted んs and のs get me every time! I never know what’s going on! Thank you @Belthazar!
So the translation would be “In this case, because I don’t understand the criminal’s purpose, I don’t have the foggiest idea!” Got it! Thank you again!
So ので is the て form of のだ.
Is ので also the て form of のです
And て form is connective, right,so this is connecting the copula with the meaning of “because” - or am I as wildly confused as ever?!
And still in the same sentence, can anyone help with とどけられた?
I know:
とどける = 届ける = to deliver, to send
届けられる = passive form
届けられた = past passive form
So the phrase 届けられた うなぎが means “the eel that was delivered…”
What I don’t understand is how this works!! I know this is really basic grammar (and I apologise for my low level) but is it true then that you can modify a noun with a passive verb just by sticking the verb in front of it?
Can I say 食べられた うなぎ to mean “the eel that was eaten”? Can I say 炊かれた うなぎ to mean “the eel that was cooked”?
From looking around the internet I think なんと used here is an interjection meaning something like “whoa”. Maybe a little more formal than なんて. The shop was crowded and Hanae heard there was a boom in unagi so she’s just giving her reaction. I think that’s what it means but not absolutely positive.
Not at all. This thread is definitely the place to ask! The most likely place to get a good answer is here as everyone here is focused on this book and understands the context etc, and of course everyone here is interested in the answers! I use Hi-native as a back up only!
