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Furthermore, this room is too warm with さらに〜

Grammar Explanation: Furthermore with さらに〜

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Upon walking in on a murder scene, Conan goes right to work making observations about the blood-covered body and its surroundings. He notes how the room is torn apart save for one upright chair beside the deceased.

コナン:
「さらに、暑(あつ)すぎるこの部屋(へや)…」
“Furthermore, this room is too warm...”
Literal: “Furthermore, this room, which is too hot...”
「死亡推定時刻(しぼうすいていじこく)をくるわせるためなのか…」
“Is it to confuse the estimated time of death...?”
Literal: “Is it for the purpose of throwing off the estimated time of death...?”
「いや、まてよ…　それなら死体(したい)を水(みず)につけた方(ほう)が…」
“No, wait... If that's the case, it would be better to put the corpse in water...”
Literal: “No, wait... if that were so, putting the corpse in water would be...”

さらに is used here to provide additional observations.

Key Points

1さらに adds another clue
  • Conan is already listing suspicious details about the room.
  • さらに works like “furthermore” or “in addition”, introducing one more observation.
2暑(あつ)すぎるこの部屋(へや) is an inverted noun phrase
  • Instead of saying この部屋(へや)は暑(あつ)すぎる, Conan says 暑(あつ)すぎるこの部屋(へや).
  • That structure spotlights “this too-hot room” as another suspicious item on his list.

Vocabulary

(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.

(Room)

部屋(へや) means a room separated from other spaces in a building.

(Dead body)

死体(したい) refers to the body of a dead person or animal. It is blunt and clinical, so it can sound cold when used for a person.

See Also

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