プライベートを詮索する (puraibeeto o sensaku suru - to pry into someone's private life)
Grammar & Usage
How it works
Consists of the katakana loanword 'プライベート' (private life), the accusative particle 'を', and the Sino-Japanese verb '詮索する' (to pry into/probe). It functions transitively and typically takes a negative or critical connotation toward unwanted nosiness. It frequently occurs in negative commands, passive forms, or conditional expressions about social etiquette.
Sample sentences
人のプライベートをあまり詮索するのはマナー違反ですよ。
It is bad manners to pry too much into someone's personal life.
同僚にプライベートを詮索されて、少し不快な気分になった。
I felt a bit uncomfortable when my coworker started prying into my private life.
私のプライベートを根掘り葉掘り詮索しないでください。
Please don't pry into every single detail of my private life.
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Example
人のプライベートをあまり詮索するのはマナー違反ですよ。
It is bad manners to pry too much into someone's personal life.
同僚にプライベートを詮索されて、少し不快な気分になった。
I felt a bit uncomfortable when my coworker started prying into my private life.
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