我々は事の真相を知らなければならない。

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我々は事の真相を知らなければならない。

English Translation

We have to get at the truth of the matter.

Furigana

我々(われわれ)は事(こと)の真相(しんそう)を知(し)らなければならない。

Romanji

Wareware wa koto no shinsō o shiranakerebanaranai.

Words

我々 (われわれ)

は (は)

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

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

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

真相 (しんそう)

truth; real situation

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.

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

Kanji

我

Readings: ガ、われ、わ、わ.が-、わが-

Meanings: ego, I, selfish, our, oneself

事

Readings: ジ、ズ、こと、つか.う、つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

真

Readings: シン、ま、ま-、まこと

Meanings: true, reality, Buddhist sect

相

Readings: ソウ、ショウ、あい-

Meanings: inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy

知

Readings: チ、し.る、し.らせる

Meanings: know, wisdom