A special promotional video for the movie “Jujutsu Kaisen 0” released on December 24, 2021.
Satoru Gojo (五条悟)
やあやあみんな、調子はどうだい？
グッドルッキングガイ、五条悟先生だよ。
僕は、東京都立呪術高等専門学校で教師をしてて、虎杖悠仁、伏黒恵、釘崎野薔薇を受け持つ１年生の担任さ！
ごじょうさとる: やあやあみんな、ちょうしはどうだい？
ぐっどるっきんぐがい、ごじょうさとるせんせいだよ。
ぼくは、とうきょうとりつじゅじゅつこうとうせんもんがっこうできょうしをしてて、いたどりゆうじ、ふしぐろめぐみ、くぎさきのばらをうけもついちねんせいのたんにんさ！
Satoru Gojo: Yāyā minna, chōshi wa dō dai?
Guddorukkingugai, Gojō Satoru sensei da yo.
Boku wa, Tōkyō Toritsu Jujutsu Kōtō Senmon Gakkō de kyōshi o shitete, Itadori Yūji, Fushiguro Megumi, Kugisaki Nobara o ukemotsu ichinensei no tannin sa!
Satoru Gojo: Hey everyone, how are you doing? It’s your good-looking guy, Satoru Gojo-sensei! I work as a teacher at Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College and I’m the first-year homeroom teacher in charge of Yuji Itadori, Megumi Fushiguro, and Nobara Kugisaki!
📖 Grammar Explanation
Let’s break down each sentence and analyze the grammar!
1. 五条悟: やあやあみんな、調子はどうだい？
- Interjection & Noun: “やあやあ (yāyā)” is a cheerful, upbeat greeting interjection used informally to grab attention, similar to “hey there!” or “hi hi!”. The noun “みんな (minna)” means “everyone”.
- Particles & Question Modality: “調子はどうだい (chōshi wa dō dai)” marks the noun “調子 (chōshi – condition/state)” with the topic particle “は (wa)”. The question phrasing “どうだい (dō dai)” combines the interrogative “どう (dō – how)” with the casual masculine modality particle “だい (dai)”, used to ask how someone is doing in a friendly, confident tone.
2. 五条悟: グッドルッキングガイ、五条悟先生だよ。
- Loanphrase & Appositive: “グッドルッキングガイ (guddorukkingugai)” is a katakana loanphrase for “good-looking guy”, functioning as a noun phrase appositive to his name “五条悟先生 (Gojō Satoru sensei – Teacher Satoru Gojo)”.
- Copula & Modality: “だよ (da yo)” combines the plain copula “だ (da – is/am)” with the sentence-ending interaction particle “よ (yo)”, creating a friendly, explanatory modality that warmly confirms his identity to the listeners.
3. 五条悟: 僕は、東京都立呪術高等専門学校で教師をしてて、虎杖悠仁、伏黒恵、釘崎野薔薇を受け持つ１年生の担任さ！
- Pronoun & Particles: “僕は (boku wa)” uses the masculine pronoun “僕 (boku – I/me)” marked by the topic particle “は (wa)”, identifying Gojo as the topic of the sentence. “東京都立呪術高等専門学校で (Tōkyō Toritsu Jujutsu Kōtō Senmon Gakkō de)” uses the location particle “で (de)” to mark the place where an action or role takes place (“at Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College”).
- Grammar Pattern & Contraction: This sentence highlights the grammar pattern “o shitete (をしてて)”, which is a colloquial casual contraction of “o shite ite (をしていて)”. In terms of connection, this pattern attaches the object marker particle “を (o)” to a Noun indicating a job or role (like “教師 – teacher”) followed by the Te-form of “する (suru – to do)” combined with “いる (iru – to be continuous)”: “Noun + を + して(い)て”. Functionally, “を + している (o shite iru)” indicates an ongoing state of holding a job or status, and shifting it to the Te-form “て (te)” allows the speaker to connect this status smoothly to the next clause.
- Direct Object & Modifying Clause: “虎杖悠仁、伏黒恵、釘崎野薔薇を (Itadori Yūji, Fushiguro Megumi, Kugisaki Nobara o)” lists the three student names, marked by the direct object particle “を (o)” for the upcoming verb. “受け持つ (ukemotsu)” is a dictionary form verb meaning “to be in charge of”, which directly modifies the noun phrase “１年生の担任 (ichinensei no tannin – first-year homeroom teacher)”. The particle “の (no)” links “１年生 (first-year student)” with “担任 (homeroom teacher)”.
- Sentence-Ending Particle: The final particle “さ (sa)” is an assertive, light sentence-ending modality marker that expresses confidence, flair, and casual intimacy.
Vocabulary List
| Word / Phrase | Meaning |
|---|---|
| やあやあ (yāyā) | hey there (casual greeting interjection) |
| みんな (minna) | everyone |
| 調子 (chōshi) | condition / state / mood |
| は (wa) | topic marker |
| どうだい (dō dai) | how is it? (casual masculine question) |
| グッドルッキングガイ (guddorukkingugai) | good-looking guy |
| 先生 (sensei) | teacher |
| だよ (da yo) | it is (plain copula da + explanatory particle yo) |
| 僕 (boku) | I / me (masculine) |
| 東京都立呪術高等専門学校 (Tōkyō Toritsu Jujutsu Kōtō Senmon Gakkō) | Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College |
| で (de) | at / in (location particle for action/state) |
| 教師 (kyōshi) | teacher / instructor |
| を (o) | direct object marker |
| してて (shitete) | working as / being (casual contraction of shite ite) |
| 受け持つ (ukemotsu) | to be in charge of / to take care of |
| １年生 (ichinensei) | first-year student |
| の (no) | possessive/connecting particle |
| 担任 (tannin) | homeroom teacher |
| さ (sa) | sentence-ending particle for light assertion |
Quick Quiz
Fill in the blanks ( ) to complete the natural conversation.
A: 田中さんって、どんな人？
B: 田中さんはIT企業で社長（ ）、恋人がたくさんいるよ。
1: をしても
2: だったり
3: をしてて
🔑 Check the Correct Answer & Explanation
Correct Answer: 3
📝 Dialogue Translation
A: What kind of person is Tanaka-san?
B: Tanaka-san works as a CEO at an IT company, and has many lovers.
💡 Explanation
The pattern “〜をしてて (~ o shitete)” is a casual contraction of “〜をしていて (~ o shite ite)”, which attaches to a Noun indicating a role or occupation (like “社長 – CEO”). It means “is working as / serving as… and…”, connecting this current occupation to another statement. In this sentence, Speaker B explains Tanaka’s current role as a CEO and links it smoothly to the next fact using the Te-form, making Option 3 “をしてて (o shitete)” the correct answer. Option 1 “をしても (o shitemo)” means “even if doing”, which creates an unnatural conditional clause. Option 2 “だったり (dattari)” is used for non-exhaustive listing (“things like being…”), which does not naturally fit the sentence structure here.
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