Far from getting information with 〜どころか
Grammar Explanation: Completely opposite to with 〜どころか
Conan moves in with Ran and her detective father in hopes of learning more about the black-clad men responsible for him shrinking to a child. Days later, Conan has become disillusioned by the idea.
- コナン:
- 「奴らの情報どころか、一件の依頼も来ねーぜ…」
- “Far from information on those guys, not even a single case commission has come...”
- Literal: “Far from information on those guys, not even one request is coming in...”
Key Points
1〜どころか = far from that, not even
- Conan sets up one hoped-for thing and then says reality is even worse.
- Here it means “far from getting information on them…”
2来ねー is rough spoken negative
- 来ねー is a casual form of 来ない.
- That rough wording fits Conan’s frustration with Mouri’s useless detective office.
Vocabulary
情報 (Information)
情報 means information, intelligence, or data about a subject or situation.
一件 (One matter)
一件 means one case, matter, or incident.
依頼 (Request)
依頼 means a request asking someone to handle a task or matter.
See Also
- Grammar: Completely opposite to with 〜どころか
- Grammar: Marking the topic with は and も
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