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A2 Noun, の-adjective, な-adjective

本真(ほんま)truth, reality

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, の-adjective, な-adjective

      1. 1.

        truth, reality

        Usually written using kana alone, Kansai dialect,

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    本真 【ほんま】、本間 【ほんま】、ホンマ

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      • ほ

      • ん

      • ま

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    • それ、ホンマの話(はなし)？それとも嘘(うそ)？

      Is that really true? Or is it a lie?

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    • 本真(ほんま)の話(はなし)やで！嘘(うそ)なんかついてへん！

      This is the real story! I'm not lying at all!

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    • 同僚(どうりょう)：「子供(こども)が東京大学(とうきょうだいがく)に合格(ごうかく)した？！ホンマかいな？」

      Colleague: ’Your child got accepted into the University of Tokyo?! Is that really true?’

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    • あの人(ひと)はホンマにがめつくてね、ケチな人(ひと)からは嫌(きら)われてるで。

      That person is really greedy, you know. He is hated by stingy people in reality.

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    • 人(ひと)の言(い)うことを何(なに)でも本真(ほんま)にする彼女(かのじょ)は詐欺(さぎ)師(し)の格好(かっこう)の獲物(えもの)だろう。

      She who takes everything people say as truth would likely be fitting prey for a scammer.

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