彼女はその小説が真実に基づいていることをつきとめた。

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English Translation

She ascertained that the novel was based on facts.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)はその小説(しょうせつ)が真実(しんじつ)に基(もと)づいていることをつきとめた。

Romanji

Kanojo wa sono shōsetsu ga shinjitsu ni motozuiteiru koto o tsukitometa.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

小説 (しょうせつ)

novel; (short) story

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

真実 (しんじつ、さな、さね)

truth; reality

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

基づく (もとづく)

to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from

事 (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

を (を)

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.

突き止める (つきとめる)

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to make sure; to locate; to identify; to find out; to ascertain