Raised in a snowy region with 雪国
Kanji Explanation: Countries and realms with 国
Sacchan, Yui, and Kotoha play in the snow in various ways. After running out of things to do, Sacchan comes up with an idea. They head over to Officer Saitou and greet him with snowballs in hand.
- 斎藤:
- 「やはり来たか クソガキども」
- “So you came after all, you little brats.”
- 「だが甘いわ オレを誰だと思ってやがる」
- “But you underestimate me! Just who do you think I am?”
- 「雪国青森育ちだぞ」
- “I grew up in Aomori, in snow country!”
Key Points
1雪国 means a region with heavy snowfall
- Here 国 means a region. Saitou calls 青森 snow country to explain his confidence about facing the girls’ snowballs.
2青森育ち means he grew up in Aomori
- A place name followed by 育ち describes where someone was raised. It does not necessarily tell you where they were born.
- The noun 育ち comes from 育つ, meaning to grow up. Adding だ makes the statement, and ぞ gives his boast a forceful ending.
3甘い means the girls underestimate him
- だが means but. 甘いわ pushes back against their confidence that they can get him with snowballs.
4Saitou greets them with rough language
- やはり来たか shows that he expected them to come. クソガキども addresses the girls as little brats, with ども grouping them together contemptuously.
- The ending やがる in 思ってやがる adds hostility. The と before 思って marks what they supposedly think.
Vocabulary
来る (To come)
来る means to come or move toward the speaker or the place being discussed.
思う (Think)
思う means to think, feel, believe, expect, or hope.
See Also
- Kanji: Countries and realms with 国
- Future entry: Rough declarations with ぞ and ぜ
- Grammar: Quoting and reporting with と and って
- Grammar: The copula だ
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