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Sentence #453417

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Shiawase Shiawase May 28, 2011 May 28, 2011 at 10:57:15 PM UTC link Permalink

--responding to @needs native check--
Without any context I would say this is usually
"He told the truth" likewise "He told a lie"

AlanF_US AlanF_US July 22, 2013 July 22, 2013 at 3:16:22 AM UTC link Permalink

I agree that "He told the truth" is better, but I think that "He said the truth" is okay. Note that "He told the truth" already exists as a sentence.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #449576Li diris la veron..

He said the truth.

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