彼が病気だというのは一体本当だろうか。

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彼が病気だというのは一体本当だろうか。

English Translation

Can it be true that he is ill?

Furigana

彼(かれ)が病気(びょうき)だというのは一体(いったい)本当(ほんとう)だろうか。

Romanji

Kare ga byōki da toiu no wa ittai hontō darou ka.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

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

病気 (びょうき)

illness; disease; sickness

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

は (は)

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

一体 (いったい)

...the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ...in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ...on earth (e.g. "who on earth?"); one object; one body; unity; one form; one style; one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.); generally; in general

本当 (ほんとう、ほんと)

truth; reality; actuality; fact; proper; right; correct; official; genuine; authentic; natural; veritable

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way