📝 View Story Overview (English)
Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko, who are Conan’s friends, are talking about a rumor that a new transfer student is coming to the elementary school class of Conan, the main character.
Ayumi (歩美)
ねえ。聞いた？聞いた？今日、このクラスに転校生が入ってくるんだって。
あゆみ: ねえ。きいた？きいた？きょう、このくらすにてんこうせいがいってくるんだって。
Ayumi: Nē. Kita? Kita? Kyō, kono kurasu ni tenkōsei ga haitte kuru n datte.
Ayumi: Hey. Did you hear? Did you hear? I heard a transfer student is coming into this class today.
Genta (元太)
えー、ほんとかよ？
げんた: えー、ほんとかよ？
Genta: Ē, honto ka yo?
Genta: What, really?
Mitsuhiko (光彦)
ふうん。転校生なんて、コナン君以来ですね。
みつひこ: ふうん。てんこうせいなんて、こなんくんいらいですね。
Mitsuhiko: Fūn. Tenkōsei nante, Konan-kun irai desu ne.
Mitsuhiko: Hmm. A transfer student, it has been since Conan-kun.
Ayumi (歩美)
どんな子かな。
あゆみ: どんなこかな。
Ayumi: Donna ko kana.
Ayumi: I wonder what kind of kid it is.
Genta (元太)
かわいい子だったらいいな。
げんた: かわいいこだったらいいな。
Genta: Kawaii ko dattara ii na.
Genta: I hope it is a cute kid.
Mitsuhiko (光彦)
いいえ、いいえ。男でも女でも、まずは性格が一番ですよ。
みつひこ: いいえ、いいえ。おとこでもおんなでも、まずはせいかくがいちばんですよ。
Mitsuhiko: Iie, iie. Otoko demo onna demo, mazu wa seikaku ga ichiban desu yo.
Mitsuhiko: No, no. Whether it is a boy or a girl, personality is the most important thing first.
📖 Grammar Explanation
Let’s break down each sentence and analyze the grammar!
1. 歩美: ねえ。聞いた？聞いた？今日、このクラスに転校生が入ってくるんだって。
- Interjection: ねえ (Nē) is an interjection used to catch someone’s attention or get empathy, similar to “Hey” or “Look” in English.
- Verb Tense: 聞いた (kita) is the past tense form of the verb 聞く (kiku – to hear/listen).
- Particles: 今日 (kyō) is a noun meaning “today”. この (kono) is a demonstrative adjective that directly precedes and modifies the noun クラス (kurasu – class). The particle に (ni) indicates the destination or direction of movement. 転校生 (tenkōsei) is the subject, marked by the subject marker particle が (ga).
- Compound Verb & Modality: 入ってくる (haitte kuru) combines the Te-form of 入る (hairu – to enter) with the motion verb くる (kuru – to come), showing an action moving toward the speaker’s space. んだって (n datte) is a colloquial modality marker added to the end of a sentence to express hearsay, meaning “I heard that…” or “they say that…”.
2. 元太: えー、ほんとかよ？
- Interjection: えー (Ē) is an interjection expressing surprise, disbelief, or hesitation.
- Noun / Sentence Ending: ほんと (honto) is a casual noun/adjective meaning “truth” or “real”. かよ (ka yo) is a rough, masculine sentence-ending particle combination used to express strong doubt or disbelief.
3. 光彦: ふうん。転校生なんて、コナン君以来ですね。
- Interjection: ふうん (Fūn) is an interjection indicating casual interest or acknowledgement, like “Hmm” or “I see”.
- Particles & Suffix: なんて (rante) is a particle attached to nouns to express a nuance of downplaying or highlighting the topic with surprise. 以来 (irai) is a suffix meaning “since”, which attaches directly to the noun コナン君 (Konan-kun).
- Copula: ですね (desu ne) combines the polite copula です (desu) with the tag-question particle ね (ne) to seek agreement from the listener.
4. 歩美: どんな子かな。
- Interrogative & Particle: どんな (donna) is an interrogative adjective that modifies the noun 子 (ko – child/kid). かな (kana) is a modality sentence-ending particle used to express the speaker’s own wonder, translated as “I wonder…”.
5. 元太: かわいい子だったらいいな。
- Adjective & Noun Context: かわいい (kawaii) is an I-adjective modifying the noun 子 (ko). Contextually, Genta uses it here to specifically imply a “girl”.
- Conditional & Desire: だったら (dattara) is the conditional “if” form derived from the copula だ (da). いいな (ii na) consists of the adjective いい (ii – good) and the particle な (na) to express personal desire or hope, meaning “I hope…”.
6. 光彦: いいえ、いいえ。男でも女でも、まずは性格が一番ですよ。
- Interjection: いいえ (iie) is used for negation. Repeating it as いいえ、いいえ softens the disagreement.
- Grammar Pattern: 男でも女でも (otoko demo onna demo) uses the structure “Noun + でも + Noun + でも”, which means “whether X or Y” or “regardless of whether it is X or Y”.
- Adverb & Copula: まず (mazu) means “first of all”, emphasized by the particle は (wa). 性格 (seikaku) is the subject. 一番 (ichiban) means “the best”. ですよ (desu yo) combines the polite copula with the assertion particle よ (yo) to assure the listener.
Vocabulary List
| Word / Phrase | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ねえ (nē) | Hey / Look |
| 聞いた (kita) | heard / listened |
| 今日 (kyō) | today |
| この (kono) | this |
| クラス (kurasu) | class |
| 転校生 (tenkōsei) | transfer student |
| 入ってくる (haitte kuru) | to come in / to enter |
| んだって (n datte) | I heard that / they say that |
| えー (ē) | What? / Oh? |
| ほんと (honto) | truth / real |
| かよ (ka yo) | particle expressing strong doubt (casual/masculine) |
| ふうん (fūn) | Hmm / I see |
| なんて (nante) | such a thing as / particle expressing surprise or trivialization |
| 以来 (irai) | since |
| ですね (desu ne) | isn’t it? / right? (polite) |
| どんな (donna) | what kind of |
| 子 (ko) | child / kid |
| かな (kana) | I wonder (particle) |
| かわいい (kawaii) | cute |
| だったら (dattara) | if it is (conditional) |
| いいな (ii na) | I hope / It would be nice (expressing desire) |
| いいえ (iie) | no |
| 男 (otoko) | man / boy |
| demo (demo) | whether / even / or |
| 女 (onna) | woman / girl |
| まず (mazu) | first of all |
| は (wa) | topic marker particle |
| 性格 (seikaku) | personality / character |
| 一番 (ichiban) | number one / the best |
| ですよ (desu yo) | it is, you know (polite assertion) |
Quick Quiz
Fill in the blanks ( ) to complete the natural conversation.
A: 転校生はかわいい子だったらいいな。
B: いいえ、いいえ。男（ ）女（ ）、まずは性格が一番ですよ。
1: や / や
2: でも / でも
3: tari / tari
Check the Correct Answer & Explanation
Correct Answer: 2
The grammar pattern “Noun + でも + Noun + でも” is used to mean “whether X or Y” or “regardless of whether it is X or Y”. In this conversation, Speaker B is emphasizing that regardless of whether the new student is a boy (男) or a girl (女), their personality is the most important thing. Option 1 (я) is used to list nouns but does not fit this structure, and Option 3 (たり) is used with verbs/adjectives to list actions or states, not nouns.
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