うわさの正体をつきとめるために、会社中を調べ回っているんだ。

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English Translation

I've been nosing around the office trying to find out the news.

Furigana

うわさの正体(しょうたい)をつきとめるために、会社中(かいしゃちゅう)を調(しら)べ回(まわ)っているんだ。

Romanji

Uwasa no shōtai o tsukitomeru tameni, kaishachū o shirabemawatteiru n da.

Words

噂 (うわさ)

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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

正体 (しょうたい)

natural shape; one's true colors; one's true colours; true character; identity; true identity; consciousness; one's senses

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.

突き止める (つきとめる)

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to make sure; to locate; to identify; to find out; to ascertain

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

調べる (しらべる)

to examine; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search

ん (ん)

yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")

だ (だ)

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