Was she really worried about me with 〜の事心配
Grammar Explanation: Referring to a person with 〜のこと
Conan recently learned from Professor Agasa that Ran had come to him in tears because Shin’ichi had disappeared. Now the idol Yoko Okino has hired Kogoro to look into a stalker, and Ran begs to come along so she can see what an idol’s apartment looks like.
- 小五郎:
- 「来てもいいが、絶対に仕事の邪魔をするなよ…」
- “You can come, but don't you dare get in the way of my work...”
- 蘭:
- 「はーい♡」
- “Okaaay ♡”
- コナン:
- 「こいつ…ホントにオレの事心配してたのか？」
- “Was she... really worried about me?”
Key Points
- のこと after オレ makes Shin’ichi the person the worry is aimed at. Here it’s written in kanji as の事.
- 心配する works with or without のこと: オレを心配してた means the same thing. The full form here is オレの事を心配していた, with the を dropped.
- Conan’s thoughts are Shin’ichi’s. Ran was worried about Shin’ichi going missing, and Conan wonders how much she meant it.
- こいつ is a rough “this one” that boys use for people close to them.
- してた is a casual していた, “was doing”. のか in a thought is a doubtful question to himself: “Was she really…?”
- 〜てもいい gives permission: “you can come”. が turns to the condition.
- するな is the prohibitive “don’t”, and よ makes it a warning.
Vocabulary
来る (To come)
来る means to come or move toward the speaker or the place being discussed.
絶対 (Absolute)
絶対 means absolute or unconditional. As an adverb, it means definitely or under no circumstances, depending on the sentence.
仕事 (Work)
仕事 is work done for a living, or a particular task one has to do.
する (To do)
する is to do or perform something. It also turns many nouns into verbs, as in 勉強する.
こいつ (This guy)
こいつ is a casual, rough way to refer to a person close to the speaker, or to a thing.
ホント (Really)
ホント is a casual form of 本当, “truth” or “really”.
オレ (I)
オレ is a katakana spelling of おれ, a casual, masculine word for “I”. It is also written 俺.
事 (Thing)
事 is an abstract thing, matter, or fact. It also turns a verb phrase into a noun, as in 見た事がある. It is often written こと.
心配 (Worry)
心配 means worry, concern, or anxiety about what might go wrong. With する, it means “to worry”.
See Also
- Grammar: Referring to a person with 〜のこと
- Grammar: The prohibitive な
- Kanji: Distribution and arrangement with 配
- Kanji: Matters and events with 事