にる
でくさんは、されたいのに、あせたがまっているのをつけた。はで、のから、まだいにかれたものらしい。のはなく、もでわっているため、があったのかはからない。たちは、いのにてたにまっているといながらも、このをりていたがもくにんでいてもおかしくないとしている。さんは、こののきをっているがもどこかにいるようながしているが、ちをすはなく、は、にされたままかににんでいる。
文法
- 「〜に決まっている」は、話し手が、はっきりした根拠がなくても、当然そうだと強く思い込んでいる気持ちを表す、話し言葉的な表現。
- 「〜ような気がする」は、明確な理由はないが、なんとなくそう感じられることを表す表現。
- 「〜てもおかしくない」は、ある状況が起こったとしても不自然ではなく、十分にあり得ることを表す表現。
English
A Letter Sleeping in the Library
Kimura, who works at a library, found a faded letter tucked between the pages of an old returned novel. The date was over thirty years ago, and from the handwriting, it seems to have been written when the writer was still young. There is no sender's name, and since the contents end partway through, no one knows what happened. Her coworkers insist it must be a letter addressed to a young lover, while also noting that it wouldn't be strange if the person who once borrowed this book still lives nearby. Kimura has a feeling that someone out there still knows how the letter continues, but with no way to search for the owner, it has simply been placed back in the book, resting quietly on the shelf.
- "~に決まっている" is a colloquial expression showing that the speaker is strongly convinced something must be the case, even without solid proof, meaning 'it's obvious that ~' or 'it's bound to be ~'.
- "~ような気がする" expresses a vague feeling or impression that something is the case, without a clear reason, meaning 'I have a feeling that ~' or 'it feels like ~'.
- "~てもおかしくない" expresses that even if a certain situation were to occur, it would not be strange, meaning 'it wouldn't be surprising if ~' or 'it's quite possible that ~'.