How to say actually in Japanese

げんにgenni

adverb:

  • actually; really

Example Sentences

kimiha本当はhontouha馬鹿bakadehaないnai
You are not actually an idiot.
模擬試験mogishikenni何回も何kaimo失敗shippaiしてshite実際にjissaini受けてuketeみたらmitara思わぬomowanu結果kekkaga出たdeta
Having failed my mock examinations any number of times, when I actually tried taking it the result was nothing I'd imagined.
おっとottoせっかくsekkaku時間jikanmaeni来たkitaのにnoniダベッてたらDABEttetara遅刻chikokushiちまうchimau
Whoa, if we keep chatting, despite actually arriving early, we'll end up late!
実はjitsuha大きなookinakoede言えませんiemasengaここkoko最近saikinこのkonoビーチBIICHIde若いwakai女性joseiga盗撮されたsaretaうわさuwasagaあるaruんですndesu
Actually, and I need to keep this quiet, but recently here there's a rumour that young women on this beach are having photos taken in secret of them.
今度kondo書くkaku小説shousetsudeラブホテルRABUHOTERUga舞台butaiになるninarunde一度ichido実際jissaini見てmiteおきokiたかったtakattaんですndesu
The novel I'm writing next is set in a love hotel so I wanted to see what one actually looks like.

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