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他人事
tanin goto
Description
「他人事」は、自分には関係ない、他の人のことだという意味の言葉です。
"他人事" means something that is unrelated to oneself, concerning other people.
よく「他人事じゃない」の形で、実は自分にも関係があると言いたいときに使います。
It is often used in the phrase "他人事じゃない" to say that it actually concerns oneself too.
Meanings
他人事tanin goto
someone else's problem; none of one's concern
この問題は他人事じゃないよ。
This problem isn't someone else's concern.
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Notes
- Reading
originally 「ひとごと」(hitogoto); 「たにんごと」is now widely accepted and common in speech.
- Nuance
often used in the negative 他人事じゃない to stress that something does concern you.
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