An incompetent officer with 無能
Kanji Explanation: Ability and capability with 能
Police detective Yokomizo isn’t about to let Sasai, his prime murder suspect, leave. Sasai reminds the officer that he has photographic proof that he wasn’t near the victim at the time of the murder. He calls for Detective Mouri to back him up.
- 笹井:
- 「名探偵のあなたからもいってやってくださいよ。 この刑事がいかに無能かという事を…」
- “You, the great detective, should tell him yourself. Just how incompetent this police detective is...”
- Literal: “You, the great detective, tell him too, please. The matter of just how incompetent this detective is...”
Key Points
- Here 無能 is a direct insult aimed at the detective.
- It strongly says he is useless at his job.
Vocabulary
言う (To say)
言う means to say or tell. It can also mean to call something by a particular name.
この (This)
この means “this” or “these” and comes directly before a noun. It points to something near the speaker or something the speaker is referring to in the conversation.
刑事 (Detective)
刑事 means a police detective who investigates crimes and arrests suspects.
無能 (Incompetent)
無能 means incompetent or incapable. It can describe a person or the lack of ability itself.
See Also
- Kanji: Ability and capability with 能
- Grammar: Marking the topic with は and も
- Kanji: Absence and nothingness with 無
- Kanji: Matters and events with 事
- Kanji: Searching and probing with 探