そのジャーナリストは自分の取材した事実を勝手に変えた。

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English Translation

The journalist took liberties with the facts he had gathered.

Furigana

そのジャーナリストは自分(じぶん)の取材(しゅざい)した事実(じじつ)を勝手(かって)に変(か)えた。

Romanji

Sono ja-narisuto wa jibun no shuzaishita jijitsu o katte ni kaeta.

Words

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...

ジャーナリスト (ジャーナリスト)

journalist

は (は)

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

取材 (しゅざい)

news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

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.

勝手 (かって)

one's own convenience; one's way; convenience or ease of use; knowledge of how to use; circumstances; situation (e.g. financial); environment; kitchen; arbitrary; unauthorised (e.g. phone app, WWW site); unofficial

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

変える (かえる)

to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary; to reform; to revise; to amend