A groper's condemnation with 自業自得

凛子(りんこ):

「その後(あと)　そのチカンにうちの自業自得(じごうじとく)だみたいなこと言(い)われて」

“After that, the groper essentially told me it was my own fault.”

西城(さいじょう):

「なに　そのチカン　さいあく！！」

“What?! That groper is the worst!”

Key Points

1. 自業自得(じごうじとく)だ = “it’s your own fault”

   • In this context, 自業自得(じごうじとく) means “you brought this on yourself” or “it’s what you deserve”

   • The groper is cruelly blaming Rinko, saying she deserved the harassment

   • Though 自業自得(じごうじとく) is neutral (can be used for negative or positive consequences), it’s most often used for negative outcomes

2. 〜みたいなこと言(い)われて = “was told something like…”

   • みたいな here means “something like” or “essentially”; Rinko is paraphrasing what the groper said

   • 言(い)われる is the receptive form of 言(い)う (“to say”), meaning “to be told” or “to have something said to oneself”

3. Casual te-form ending: 〜言(い)われて

   • The sentence ends with the te-form 言(い)われて, leaving the thought incomplete

   • This creates a trailing effect, implying “…and then (something else happened)” or inviting the listener to imagine the situation

   • Common in conversational storytelling to maintain narrative flow