新聞記者は事実を正確につかまないといけない。

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English Translation

The newspaperman should get his facts straight.

Furigana

新聞(しんぶん)記者(きしゃ)は事実(じじつ)を正確(せいかく)につかまないといけない。

Romanji

Shinbun kisha wa jijitsu o seikaku ni tsukamanai toikenai.

Words

新聞 (しんぶん)

newspaper

記者 (きしゃ)

reporter

は (は)

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

事実 (じじつ)

fact; truth; reality

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.

正確 (せいかく)

accurate; punctual; exact; authentic; veracious

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

掴む (つかむ)

to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch; to understand; to grasp; to comprehend

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)