Answering machine functionality with 機能
Kanji Explanation: Ability and capability with 能
A murder suspect explains how when he called the victim, the phone kept ringing until the answering machine picked up.
- 目暮:
- 「奥さん！ここの留守番電話の機能は？」
- “Ma'am! How does this answering machine function?”
- Literal: “Ma'am! What is the function of this answering machine?”
- “Ma'am! How does this answering machine function?”
- 奥さん:
- 「は、はい… 十数回コールしても出ない時は、自動的に留守番電話に切り替わるようになってます…」
- “Well... When there's no answer after ten rings, it automatically switches to the answering machine...”
機能 refers to the mechanical function of the answering machine.
Key Points
1機能 here means function or operating behavior
- Megure is asking how the answering machine system works.
- In this scene 機能 is about mechanism and operation, not usefulness in the abstract.
Vocabulary
機能 (Function)
機能 means the function, role, or work that a object or system possesses. It refers to the specific action or performance that a part fulfills to achieve a certain purpose.
電話 (Telephone)
電話 refers to a means of communication that allows people in different locations to speak to each other in real time, or to the device used for this purpose.
自動的 (Automatically)
自動的 means automatically or in an automatic way. It describes something happening by itself as part of a system or mechanism.
See Also
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