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Inspector Zenigata’s Quote

Japanese: 奴はとんでもないものを盗んでいきました。あなたの心です。
Romaji: yatsu wa tondemonai mono o nusunde ikimashita. anata no kokoro desu.
English: He stole something Outrageous. Your heart.

Analysis

奴はとんでもないものを盗んでいきました

奴 is used as the third person pronoun meaning “he” or “that guy”. It’s usually used to refer to someone you despise or look down upon.

The は particle indicates the topic of the sentence.

とんでもない means “outrageous” “extraordinary” or “unthinkable” which is used when something exceeds the limits of what is usual.

And it modifies the following noun もの meaning “thing” so とんでもないもの means “outrageous thing” or “something outrageous”.

The を particle indicates the direct object of the following verb.

盗んで is the te-form of 盗む meaning “to steal” and いきました is the past tense of いきます which is the polite form of いく meaning “to go”.

When いく or くる follows the te-form of the general action verb, it describes the movement after the action is done. いく describes the one going away from the speaker, and くる describes the one coming towards the speaker.

So in this case, 盗んでいく means Lupin steals AND goes away from the speaker. On the other hand, 盗んでくる means Lupin steals AND comes towards the speaker which would be Jigen or Goemon.

So 奴はとんでもないものを盗んでいきました means “He stole something outrageous (and left)”.

あなたの心です

あなた meaning “you” followed by the possessive particle の means “your” and it modifies the following noun 心 meaning “heart”.

です is used to affirm the statement in polite speech.

So he is saying that Lupin stole something outrageous which is her heart. とんでもない usually has a negative connotation just like the English word “outrageous” but in this case he used this word to say it’s very shocking and unacceptable as her heart is too precious to be stolen.

Examples

とんでもない (outrageous)

クレジットカード会社がいしゃからとんでもない請求せいきゅうがきた！

kurejitto kādo gaisha kara tondemonai seikyū ga kita!

I received an outrageous bill from the credit card company!

今日きょうの東京とうきょうは40度ど…とんでもない気温きおんです！

kyō no tōkyō wa yonjū-do… tondemonai kion desu!

It’s 40 degrees in Tokyo today… outrageous temperature!

チーターはとんでもない速はやさで走はしる。

chītā wa tondemonai hayasa de hashiru.

Cheetahs run at an outrageous speed.

Verb Te-Form + いく (to do something and go away from where the speaker is)

ちゃんと朝あさごはんを食たべていきなさい！

chanto asagohan o tabete ikinasai!

Eat breakfast properly (before leaving)!

映画えいがまで時間じかんがあるから、カフェでお茶ちゃしていかない？

eiga made jikan ga aru kara, kafe de ocha shite ikanai?

We have time before the movie so why don’t we have some tea at a cafe (before going to the movie)?

お客きゃくさん、よかったらうちの商品しょうひん見みていってください！

okyaku-san, yokattara uchi no shōhin mite itte kudasai!

Sir, please check out our products (before you go) if you like!

Verb Te-Form + くる (to do something and come towards where the speaker is)

ただいま。コンビニでおにぎり買かってきたよ。

tadaima. konbini de onigiri katte kita yo.

I’m home. I bought rice balls at the convenience store (and came home).

おはようございます。皆みなさん、宿題しゅくだいはしてきましたか？

ohayō gozaimasu. mina-san, shukudai wa shite kimashita ka?

Good morning everyone, did you do your homework (and come to school)?

ちょっとトイレに行いってくる！

chotto toire ni itte kuru!

I’m going to the toilet quickly (and come back)!

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Goemon’s Quote

Japanese: またつまらぬ物を斬ってしまった。
Romaji: mata tsumaranu mono o kitte shimatta.
English: Once again I have cut a worthless object.

Analysis

また means “again”.

つまらぬ is an old-fashioned and classical way of saying つまらない meaning “worthless”. Goemon often speaks in this old-fashioned way because he has a samurai spirit.

物 means “a thing” or “an object”.

The particle を is used to indicate what comes before is the direct object of the verb. So in this sentence, つまらぬ物 is the object that is affected by the action of the following verb.

And the verb here is 斬って which is the te-form of the verb 斬る meaning “to cut”. So つまらぬ物を斬る means “to cut a worthless object”. If you learned the kanji for “cutting” you might know this kanji (切る) which is commonly used. For example, リンゴを切る meaning “to cut an apple”. Whereas this kanji (斬る) is used when cutting something or someone by a sword. For example, 刀で人を斬る meaning “to cut a person by a sword”.

しまった is the past tense of しまう and the te-form of the verb followed by しまう means “to do something unintentionally”. It implies cutting a worthless object is not what Goemon wants to do and it is a regrettable thing for him.

Examples

また (again)

じゃ、また来週らいしゅう。

ja, mata raishū.

Well, see you again next week.

明日あしたまた来きます。

ashita mata kimasu.

I will come again tomorrow.

また同おなじ失敗しっぱいをしてしまった。

mata onaji shippai o shite shimatta.

I made the same mistake again.

斬る vs 切る (“to cut by a sword” vs “to cut”)

腹はら切きりのあと、介錯人かいしゃくにんが首くびを斬きる。

harakiri no ato, kaishakunin ga kubi o kiru.

After Harakiri, Kaishaku-nin will cut the head.

人ひと斬きり侍ざむらいが髪かみを切きった。

hitokiri-zamurai ga kami o kitta.

Man-slaughter samurai cut his hair.

彼かれと縁えんを切きろうとしたら、日本刀にほんとうで斬きられそうになった。

kare to en o kirō to shitara, nihontō de kiraresō ni natta.

When I tried to cut off a relationship with him, I was almost cut by a Japanese sword.

Verb Te-Form + しまう (to do something unintentionally)

見みるなと言いわれると、逆ぎゃくに見みたくなってしまう。

miruna to iwareru to, gyaku ni mitaku natte shimau.

If I was told not to look, I want to look even more.

寝坊ねぼうして、電車でんしゃに乗のり遅おくれてしまった。

nebō shite, densha ni noriokurete shimatta.

I slept in and I missed the train.

大切たいせつな皿さらを割わってしまった。

taisetsu na sara o watte shimatta.

I broke an important plate.

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