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原文

げんぶん

the original text; the text as originally written

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Examples

  1. あの翻訳は原文に忠実だそうだ。

    あのほんやくはげんぶんにちゅうじつだそうだ。

    That translation is said to be true to the original.

  2. 訳文を原文と比べてみよう。

    やくぶんをげんぶんとくらべてみよう。

    Let's compare the translation with the original text.

  3. 引用する際は原文のまま写し、勝手に手を加えてはいけない。

    いんようするさいはげんぶんのままうつし、かってにてをくわえてはいけない。

    When you quote, copy the original text as it stands and do not alter it on your own.

Common patterns

原文に忠実な
faithful to the original
原文のまま
as in the original; verbatim
原文と訳文
the original and the translation

Memory tip

原文 is the source text a translation or quotation came from. Don't confuse it with 原稿 (a manuscript you hand to an editor) or 本文 (the body text as opposed to headings and notes).

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