► 名詞
件 [(1)けん] meaning: case rank: 2
☆ あの件はどうなったんだろう？ ⇨ What has happened to that case, issue
☆ あの件は彼に任せた ⇨ I asked him to handle that case
► 接尾辞
件 [(1)けん] meaning: case rank: 2
☆ 同じような事件が三件続けて起こった ⇨ Three similar incidents happened in a row
More examples:
- 警察は事件を調べている ⇨ The police is investigating the case
- その事件が暴動の連鎖反応を起こした ⇨ The incident set off a chain reaction of riots
- 歴史的な事件 ⇨ A historic incident
- 刑事は過去の同様な事件をつぶさに調査した ⇨ The detective meticulously researched the past similar cases
- 彼等は事件が表沙汰になる前に揉み消した ⇨ They squashed it before the incident would become public
- 事件の時効が成立した ⇨ The expiration of the statute of limitations for the case has been established
- この事件は世界の将来を暗示かもしれない ⇨ Maybe this incident is foretelling indirectly the future of the world
- 事件の目撃者 ⇨ An eyewitness of the incident
- その件については追って御連絡致します ⇨ Regarding that case, I will let you know shortly
- 私が御用件を伺って彼にお伝えしますが ⇨ You could tell me what you need, and I can relay it to him later
- その二つの事件に関連は無い ⇨ Those two incidents are not related
- 主人公の旅の道中で起こる事件についての小説 ⇨ A novel about incidents happening on the way during the protagonist’s travel
- この事件は社会の問題を象徴している ⇨ This incident symbolizes the problem in the society
- 私達の関係はある事件をきっかけに変わった ⇨ Our relationship has changed since one specific incident
- 事件を起こした張本人は全く平気な顔をしている ⇨ The very person who caused the problem is acting as if nothing has happened