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Zach

仮に私は事実を話すようなことがあれば、あなたは驚くだろう。

Sentence Analyzer

仮に 事実 話す ような こと あれば あなた 驚く だろう

English Translation

If I were to tell you the truth, you would be surprised.

Furigana

(かり)(わたし)事実(じじつ)(はな)すようなことがあれば、あなたは(おどろ)くだろう。

Romanji

Karini watashi wa jijitsu o hanasu yōna koto ga areba, anata wa odoroku darou.

Words

仮に (かりに)
temporarily; provisionally; for example; for argument's sake
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
事実 (じじつ)
fact; truth; reality
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
話す (はなす)
to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)
様だ (ようだ)
(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
貴方 (あなた)
you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)
驚く (おどろく)
to be surprised; to be astonished
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: カ、 ケ、 かり、 かり-
Meanings: sham, temporary, interim, assumed (name), informal
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: ジツ、 シツ、 み、 みの.る、 まこと、 みの、 みち.る
Meanings: reality, truth
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: キョウ、 おどろ.く、 おどろ.かす
Meanings: wonder, be surprised, frightened, amazed