Don't suspect only me with 〜だけ
Grammar Explanation: Limiting with 〜だけ
In a snow-covered mountain villa, a room full of suspects listen as Detective Mouri explains how their host was murdered. The accused notes she has a receipt showing she was at the convenience store at the bottom of the mountain when the murder took place.
- 中原:
- 「それにまだ金澤先生のアリバイもあやふやよ！！」
- “Moreover, Mr. Kanazawa's alibi is also vague!”
- 「私だけを犯人扱いしないでよ！！」
- “Don't treat only me as the suspect!”
- Literal: “Don't treat only me as the criminal!”
- “Moreover, Mr. Kanazawa's alibi is also vague!”
Key Points
1私だけ = only me
- Here だけ limits the affected person to the speaker.
- She is protesting being singled out as the suspect.
2を marks the target of the treatment
- The object of 扱う is the person being treated in that way.
Vocabulary
先生 (Teacher)
先生 is a term of respect used for people in leadership roles or experts, including school teachers, instructors of academic subjects or technical skills, as well as doctors, lawyers, and politicians. Because it is used to show respect for others, it is not used to refer to oneself.
犯人 (Criminal)
犯人 is someone who has committed a crime or a wrongdoing in violation of the law, morality, or rules.
See Also
- Grammar: In addition to with それに〜
- Grammar: Marking the topic with は and も
- Kanji: Crimes and offenders with 犯
- Kanji: People and persons with 人
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