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本当, ほんとう, ほんと

May take 'no', NA-adjective

1. truth, reality, actuality, fact

2. proper, right, correct, official

3. genuine, authentic, real, natural, veritable

その悪い知らせは残念ながら本当だ。

である

copula, Godan verb, See だ, See であります, formal or literary term

be, is

あなたの言うことは、ある意味では本当である。

とは

Expression, Particle, See と言うのは・というのは・2

1. indicates word or phrase being defined

See と・4, indicates contrast or adds emphasis to a negative statement

2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

See と・3, more emphatic than と

3. with

with neg. verb

4. (not) as much as, (not) so much as

indicates surprise, disbelief, anger, etc.; sometimes at sentence end

5. the fact that, to think that, such a thing as

お金持ちは必ずしも幸福とはかぎらない。