Thinking about Mie the whole time with 〜のこと考える
Grammar Explanation: Referring to a person with 〜のこと
Komura and Mie are both receiving certificates at a school assembly. Earlier, Mie told him that thinking about fun things makes time fly. Now, as Mie marvels at how fast the year went, Komura recalls her words and thinks back to the day a year ago when he first thought her eyes were beautiful.
- 小村:
- 「ずっと三重さんのこと考えてたんだ」
- “I've been thinking about Mie the whole time.”
Key Points
1三重さんのこと考えてた
- 考える can’t take a person directly. ×三重さんを考える doesn’t work, so のこと turns Mie into “Mie and everything about her”.
- The full form is 三重さんのことを考えていた. The を has dropped, and 考えてた is the casual form of 考えていた.
2ずっと〜ていた
- ずっと with 〜ていた describes something that went on the whole time. With the caption before it, あの瞳をきれいだと思った日から 一年間, the time is the full year.
3んだ gives the explanation
- んだ is the casual form of のだ. Komura has worked out why the year went so fast, and んだ presents that as the answer.
Vocabulary
ずっと (All along)
ずっと describes something continuing the whole time, or lasting a long time. Before a comparison, it means “by far”.
こと (Thing)
こと is an abstract thing, matter, or fact, as opposed to a physical object. It also turns a verb phrase into a noun, as in 見たことがある. It is also written 事.
考える (To think)
考える is to think about something, or to come up with an idea.
See Also
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