実は両親に責任があったのです。

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実は両親に責任があったのです。

English Translation

The truth is that the parents were to blame.

Furigana

実(じつ)は両親(りょうしん)に責任(せきにん)があったのです。

Romanji

Jitsuha ryōshin ni sekinin ga atta no desu.

Words

実は (じつは)

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

両親 (りょうしん、ふたおや)

parents; both parents

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

責任 (せきにん)

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

が (が)

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

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

です (です)

be; is