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verdad

truth

noun behr-DAHD Less Common

Origin: From Latin veritas (truth).

Usage Note

Verdad is a feminine noun (la verdad) and appears in several discourse-marker constructions: ¿verdad? (tag question, 'right?'), a decir verdad ('to tell the truth'), and de verdad ('really, genuinely').

Examples

"Siempre dice la verdad."

Natural Translation

She always tells the truth.

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