ある意味では、君の友人が言ったことは本当だよ。

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English Translation

In a way, what your friend has said is true.

Furigana

ある意味(いみ)では、君(きみ)の友人(ゆうじん)が言(い)ったことは本当(ほんとう)だよ。

Romanji

Aru imi de wa, kimi no yūjin ga itta koto wa hontō da yo.

Words

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

意味 (いみ)

meaning; significance

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

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

君 (きみ)

you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master

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

友人 (ゆうじん)

friend

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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

本当 (ほんとう、ほんと)

truth; reality; actuality; fact; proper; right; correct; official; genuine; authentic; natural; veritable

だ (だ)

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

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!