Testing one's detective ability with 能力
Kanji Explanation: Ability and capability with 能
Conan finds himself in the clutches of dangerous pair, only to discover it’s his parents in disguise.
- コナン:
- 「ハハ… それでオレが薬で小さくされた事情を阿笠博士に聞いて、こんな悪巧みを仕組んだってわけか…」
- “So you heard from Dr. Agasa about how I was shrunk by a drug and cooked up this evil scheme, huh...”
- 父さん:
- 「悪巧みじゃないさ! おまえの探偵としての能力を試してんだよ…」
- “It's not an evil scheme! I'm just testing your abilities as a detective...”
- Literal: “It isn't an evil scheme! I'm testing your ability as a detective...”
Key Points
1能力 = ability or capacity
- Here 能力 means Conan’s capability as a detective.
- It refers to overall ability, broader than one specific skill.
2探偵としての能力 means ability in the role of a detective
- としての frames the standard or role being judged.
- The father is specifically testing Conan’s competence as a detective, not as a child or son.
3試してんだよ is casual explanatory speech
- 試してんだ is a contraction of 試しているんだ.
- It gives the line a relaxed but explanatory tone: “I’m testing you, that’s all.”
- それで at the start of a sentence refers back to something previously said and introduces the result, much like “so” or “therefore” or “and then”.
Vocabulary
事情 (Circumstances)
事情 means the circumstances of a situation, including what led to it and why.
博士 (Doctor)
博士 is a title for a learned expert or scientist, often translated as Doctor when attached to a name. The reading はくし refers to a doctoral degree or a person who holds one.
探偵 (Detective)
探偵 means a detective or private investigator who gathers information about people or incidents.
能力 (Ability)
能力 means ability or capacity. It can be innate or developed through learning and experience.
See Also
- Kanji: Ability and capability with 能
- Future entry: Past tense with 〜た・〜だ
- Kanji: Matters and events with 事
- Kanji: Searching and probing with 探
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