Quotes
Japanese meaning of 私は不幸だ!
— Inspector Unmei / The Three-Eyed One
Voice sample:
わたしはふこうだ! (Watashi wa fukō da!)
English Translation:
I am an unfortunate man!
Original Scene & Cultural Context
Scene in the Original Work:
In The Three-Eyed One, Inspector Unmei often groans this when he gets dragged into yet another strange case or mess.
日本語で読む
『三つ目がとおる』で、雲名警部がおかしな事件や騒ぎに巻きこまれるたびに嘆く口ぐせ。
Cultural Context:
A grown man loudly declaring his own misfortune is played for laughs. A line like this could also be used as a joke when small bad luck piles up.
日本語で読む
大人の男性が大げさに自分の不幸を宣言するところが笑いになっている。小さな不運が重なったときに、冗談で使うことも考えられる。
Grammar & Learning Points
Grammar Point
•「不幸」= misfortune, unhappiness. •「〜だ」= plain-form "is".
日本語で読む
•「不幸」はしあわせでないこと。•「〜だ」は言い切りの形。
Trap for English Speakers
不幸 can also mean a death in the family (ご不幸); here it just means bad luck.
日本語で読む
「不幸」は「ご不幸」のように家族の死を指すこともあるが、ここでは単に運が悪いという意味。
Example
Example 1Basic Example
雨の日、新しい傘を電車に忘れたうえ、靴まで水たまりにつっこんだ父は「私は不幸だ!」と天をあおいだ。
On a rainy day, after leaving his new umbrella on the train and then stepping into a puddle, Dad looked up at the sky: "I am an unfortunate man!"
Example 2Applied Example
(ケーキバイキングで食べすぎたあとに、デザートの新作が出てきて、姉が)私は満腹だ!
(My sister, stuffed at a cake buffet, as a brand-new dessert comes out) "I am a full woman!"
Quick check
Meaning
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