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He didn't tell a lie. As a matter of fact, he told the whole truth.
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Vocabulary list

kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
usowotsuku
usowotsuku
usowotsuku
usowotsuku
usowotsuku

Plain Past Indicative Form

usowotsuita
expression, godan verb
  1. to tell a lie; to fib
uso
noun, no adjective
  1. lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
  2. mistake; error
noun
  1. unwise move; bad decision
interjection
  1. no way!; unbelievable!; really?!
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
tsuku
tsuku

Plain Past Indicative Form

tsuita
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to breathe out; to breathe
  2. to tell (a lie); to use (foul language)
  3. to vomit; to throw up; to spit up
wake
noun
  1. conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
dehanai

Plain Past Indicative Form

dehanakatta
expression, i adjective (negative)
  1. is not; am not; are not
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
nai

Plain Past Indicative Form

nakatta
i adjective (negative)
  1. nonexistent; not being (there)
  2. unowned; not had; unpossessed
  3. unique
  4. not; impossible; won't happen (as ...ことがない, etc.; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility)
auxiliary adjective
  1. not (after the ren'youkei form of an adjective)
  2. to not be; to have not (after the -te form of a verb)
jissaiha
expression, adverb
  1. in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
jissai
noun, no adjective
  1. reality; actuality; truth; fact; actual conditions
noun
  1. practice (as opposed to theory)
adverb
  1. truly; really; indeed; actually
noun
  1. bhutakoti (limit of reality)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
subete
noun, no adjective
  1. everything; all; the whole
adverb
  1. entirely; completely; wholly; all
shinjitsuwokataru

Plain Past Indicative Form

shinjitsuwokatatta
expression, godan verb
  1. to speak the truth
shinjitsu
noun, no adjective, na adjective
  1. truth; reality
adverb
  1. truly; really
noun
  1. absolute truth
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
kataru

Plain Past Indicative Form

katatta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate
  2. to recite; to chant
  3. to indicate; to show
noda
expression
  1. the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ... (の and ん add emphasis)
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
da
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)

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