Suppressed presence with 〜た＋つもり
Grammar Explanation: Speaker's conviction with 〜た＋つもり
While changing into her uniform, Rize hid in the closet when she sensed someone unfamiliar nearby. Cocoa, feeling as though she was being watched, opened the closet door.
- ココア:
- 「下着姿の…ドロボーさん？」
- “A burglar… in their underwear?”
- リゼ:
- 「完全に気配を殺してたつもりなのに」
- “I thought I completely suppressed my presence, and yet...”
- Literal: “Even though I thought I had completely killed my presence...”
Key Points
1〜たつもり shows Rize’s belief about what she had done
- In 気配を殺してたつもり, Rize means she thought she had successfully hidden her presence.
- The pattern looks back on something the speaker believes was already true or already done.
2してた is casual していた
- 殺してた is the spoken contraction of 殺していた.
3気配を殺す means to suppress your presence
- Here 殺す is not literal killing. In this expression, it means to erase or suppress signs of oneself.
- 完全に strengthens the claim, so Rize thought she had hidden herself completely.
4なのに marks the failed expectation
- なのに means “and yet” or “even though”, showing that the result does not match Rize’s expectation.
- Cocoa opening the closet proves Rize’s confidence was wrong, which is why つもりなのに fits the scene.
Vocabulary
下着 (Underwear)
下着 means underwear or clothes worn beneath outer clothing.
完全 (Complete)
完全 means complete or perfect, with nothing missing or deficient.
See Also
- Grammar: Speaker's conviction with 〜た＋つもり
- Future entry: Past tense with 〜た・〜だ
- Kanji: Below and lowering with 下
- Kanji: Wholeness and completion with 全
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