Vocab Info
N4 Adverb
本当はin fact, originally
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Pitch Accent
ほ
ん
と
う
は
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Word Type
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僕の名前は、本当はカケルではなくタケシだ。
My name is not really Kakeru, but Takeshi.
本当は少しもこの職業に就きたくなかったです。
I really didn't want to be in this profession one bit.
彼は怒っていると言いましたが、本当は寂しかっただけだと思います。
He said he was angry, but I think he was really just lonely.
本当は息子が寝ている間に買い物に行く予定だったが、行きそびれてしまった。
I had actually planned to go shopping while my son was sleeping, but I missed it.
本当は今日の夜に流星群が沢山見られるはずだったのに曇り始めてしまいました。
We were actually supposed to see a lot of meteor showers this evening, but it started to cloud over.
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