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真実 the Truth

Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/04/2008 - 15:19
真実

truth


The word:
Closer look at the kanji:
B = Beginner | I = Intermediate | A = Advanced

真実
shin jitsu
truth

真 shin real, truth
実 jitsu fruit, substance, truth



写真 sha shin - photograph [B]
 実は jitsu wa - actually, really [B]
真っ直ぐ massugu - forward, straight [B]
木の実 ki no mi - nut, berry, fruit [B]


SUGGESTED USAGE:

真実が ばれちゃった。犬のポチは猫好きだった。
shinjitsu ga barechatta. inu no pochi wa neko zuki datta.
The truth has been revealed! Pochi the dog was a cat lover.

ABOUT SUGGESTED USAGE:

ばれる bareru - exposed, reveal, leak out (a secret)
ばれちゃった barechatta - (unfortunately) truth was revealed The chatta / shimatta form is often used to show regret or the fact that the results were unintended.
犬 inu - dog
ポチ pochi - Pochi a common name for dogs like fido
 猫好き neko zuki - lover of cats [猫 neko (cat) + 好き suki (to like - becomes Zuki when attached to nouns)] another zuki is sakezuki [lover of drinking]
だった datta - was

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