信用できないshinyou dekinaiとto言われましてiwaremashite
Phrase Breakdown
「信用できないshinyou dekinaiとto言われましてiwaremashite」
I was told I can't be trusted
信用できない
Suru-verb potential
Potential negative of「信用する」(to trust): 信用できる (can trust) → 信用できない (cannot trust). For "kanji-noun + する" verbs, the potential always uses できる: 勉強できる, 説明できない.
Potential negative of「信用する」(to trust): 信用できる (can trust) → 信用できない (cannot trust). For "kanji-noun + する" verbs, the potential always uses できる: 勉強できる, 説明できない.
と
Quotation particle
「と」quotes the preceding content and feeds it into「言う」(to say).「『信用できない』と言う」= to say "(you) can't be trusted". Its casual equivalent is the「って」you've seen in other lessons.
「と」quotes the preceding content and feeds it into「言う」(to say).「『信用できない』と言う」= to say "(you) can't be trusted". Its casual equivalent is the「って」you've seen in other lessons.
言われまして
Passive + mashite 🔑
Two layers: ① 言われる = passive of 言う ("to be told") — godan passive: final -u → -a + れる (言う→言われる, 取る→取られる). ② 〜まして = the て-form of ます, a formal connective. Rejected to her face, Umiri still reports it in her flat polite style, like a weather report — and that composure is what makes it sting.
Two layers: ① 言われる = passive of 言う ("to be told") — godan passive: final -u → -a + れる (言う→言われる, 取る→取られる). ② 〜まして = the て-form of ます, a formal connective. Rejected to her face, Umiri still reports it in her flat polite style, like a weather report — and that composure is what makes it sting.
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