► 連体詞
当の [(1)とうの] meaning: very rank: 3
☆ 当の本人は全く気にしていないようだ ⇨ He himself, she herself, doesn’t seem to mind at all (☛ The very person who is affected by an incident)
More examples:
- あの二人は好きなのに本当の事を言わないので、見ているほうが焦れったくなる ⇨ Those two love each other but won’t admit it, and I feel really impatient as a bystander
- だとしたら本当の犯人は誰だ？ ⇨ If that is so, then, who is the real perpetrator?
- 噂は本当のようだ ⇨ It looks like the rumor is true
- 会社と組合の意見には相当の開きがある ⇨ There are a big gap in the opinions of the company and the union
- 本当の事を言って何処が悪い？ ⇨ Which part of saying the truth is wrong? What is wrong with telling you the truth?
- 懸命に調査したが、本当の事は到頭分からなかった ⇨ We investigated the best we could, but never found out the truth in the end
- だとすると本当の犯人は誰だ？ ⇨ If that is so, then, who is the real perpetrator?
- 本当の知識はただ本で読んだだけでは身に付かない ⇨ You don’t acquire real knowledge by just reading in books
- 本を読むだけでは本当の知識は身に付かない ⇨ You cannot get real knowledge by just reading books
- もしや本当の黒幕は彼なのか？ ⇨ Could he be the real mastermind behind all this?
- 本当の原因は実際のところ良く判らない ⇨ In reality, the real cause is not really known
- 彼は法律を生齧りしただけで本当の弁護士ではない ⇨ He just learned the surface of law and is not a real lawyer
- 私は彼が本当の事を言っていることを疑問に思う ⇨ I doubt that he is telling the truth
- そうやって本当の問題をぼやかすことが問題を余計ひどくしている ⇨ The way you blur the real problem is making it even worse
- エンジンの修理には相当の金がかかる ⇨ The engine repair will cost a fair amount of money