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A kidnapped daughter with 誘拐

Kanji Explanation: Abduction and taking away with 拐

Manga panel from 名探偵コナン showing example of A kidnapped daughter with 誘拐.
名探偵コナン » Volume 1 » Page 66

At Professor Agasa’s request, Ran takes Conan home to see if her father will let him stay over for a while. When they reach Ran’s place, her detective father bursts out of the front door, saying he’s heading out on a job.

小五郎(こごろ):
「さっき電話(でんわ)があったんだよ！！」
“I just got a call!!”
「娘(むすめ)が黒(くろ)ずくめの男(おとこ)に誘拐(ゆうかい)されたと、親(おや)から依頼(いらい)が来(き)た！！」
“A request came from the parent, saying his daughter was kidnapped by a man dressed in all black!!”
「オレの力(ちから)を借(か)りたいってな！！」
“He wants my help!!”

Key Points

  1. 誘拐(ゆうかい)された = was kidnapped

    • In this scene, 誘拐(ゆうかい) means abduction: someone has taken the daughter away unlawfully.

    • された makes it receptive, so the daughter is the victim of the kidnapping.

  2. Parsing the receptive victim and actor

    • 娘(むすめ)が marks the daughter as the subject of 誘拐(ゆうかい)された, the one who received the action of being kidnapped.

    • 黒(くろ)ずくめの男(おとこ)に marks the person who did the kidnapping: a man dressed all in black.

  3. 黒(くろ)ずくめの男(おとこ) = a man dressed all in black

    • ずくめ means being covered or entirely characterized by something; here, 黒(くろ)ずくめ describes clothing/appearance.

    • The の links that description to 男(おとこ), giving “a black-clad man”.

  4. Quoted report before the request

    • The と after 誘拐(ゆうかい)された quotes what the parent said or reported.

    • The larger structure is 「『娘(むすめ)が… 誘拐(ゆうかい)された』と、親(おや)から依頼(いらい)が来(き)た」: “A request came from the parent, saying that his daughter had been kidnapped…”

  5. オレの力(ちから)を借(か)りたいってな

    • って is casual quoting, repeating the parent’s message as “he wants to borrow my help”.

    • な gives Kogoro’s spoken line a rough, matter-of-fact finish as he rushes out.

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