► 連体詞
当の [(1)とうの] meaning: very rank: 3
☆ 当の本人は全く気にしていないようだ ⇨ He himself, she herself, doesn’t seem to mind at all (☛ The very person who is affected by the incident)
More examples:
- 彼は法律を生齧りしただけで本当の弁護士ではない ⇨ He just learned the surface of law and is not a real lawyer
- 噂は本当のようだ ⇨ It looks like the rumor is true
- 彼女は彼に本当の気持ちを伝えなかったことを悔やんでいる ⇨ She regrets that she didn’t tell him her true feelings
- 計画を実行に移すには相当の人手が必要だ ⇨ It takes a lot of manpower to transfer the plan into execution, actually carry it out
- そうやって本当の問題をぼやかすことが問題を余計ひどくしている ⇨ The way you blur the real problem is making it even worse
- 彼は一万円相当の景品を受け取った ⇨ He received a gift worth ¥10K
- 政治家の政治改革に対する本当のやる気が問われている ⇨ It has been questioned how serious politicians really are about the political reform
- 本当の真実を洞察する力 ⇨ The ability to recognize the real truth
- だとすると本当の犯人は誰だ？ ⇨ If that is so, then, who is the real perpetrator?
- エンジンの修理には相当の金がかかる ⇨ The engine repair will cost a fair amount of money
- 私は彼が本当の事を言っていることを疑問に思う ⇨ I doubt that he is telling the truth
- もしや本当の黒幕は彼なのか？ ⇨ Could he be the real mastermind behind all this?
- 本当の知識はただ本で読んだだけでは身に付かない ⇨ You don’t acquire real knowledge by just reading in books
- だとしたら本当の犯人は誰だ？ ⇨ If that is so, then, who is the real perpetrator?
- 彼には本当の気持ちを言わず仕舞で終わってしまった ⇨ I didn’t get tell him how I really felt about him