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本当 usage. - stplush - 2010-03-22
I hear this word all the time when watching tv. The English translation says it means truth/reality. I know languages aren't meant to match up meanings and I'm guessing this word has a different usage.
Could someone please help me better understand. Thank you.
本当 usage. - Tobberoth - 2010-03-22
That's what it means.
"I ate dog once."
"Really?" <- You could use hontou here. It would mean something more along the lines of "Honestly??" in a literal sense though.
"I really love this shirt." <- You could use hontou instead of really here as well, similar to the above sense.
"It's true that I'm 2 meters tall" <- Here you could use hontou for true.
So basically, it either means "true" or "honestly".
本当 usage. - Rekkusu - 2010-03-22
It means truth/reality
You could also say it gets used as "really?" (本当？) or "is that true" (それは本当ですか), though arguably true and really come from truth and reality
本当 usage. - ruiner - 2010-03-22
I truly love 本当に. Verily, I assure you.
本当 usage. - gyuujuice - 2010-03-22
本当 is often paired with the に particle.
Here are some common examples:
本当（に）？ Really? (に is toally optional here)
僕は本当にうそを附きません。 I'm honestly not lying!
M：むりでしょう。 It's probably impossible
F：本当ね。 True.
I hope that helps!
本当 usage. - stplush - 2010-03-22
I thought wrong then, lol.
Thanks all.
*EDIT*
I didn't have time earlier. But yeah, I didn't know it could mean "really?" which is a very common word. I was taking it to literally.
Thanks guys, you've made it a lot easier on me when watching tv now.
本当 usage. - hereticalrants - 2010-03-31
o rlly?
本当 usage. - Jarvik7 - 2010-04-01
本真っすか？