彼(かの)女(じょ) kanojoは wa病(びょう)気(き) byoukiだ daと toいった ittaが ga、それ soreは waうそ usoだった datta。 She said she was sick, but it was a lie. Literal She [topic-は] sick [quotative-と] said [but-が], that [topic-は] lie was. それはうそだった — a blunt revelation. The ~が connects the claim to its refutation. healthcommunication~が (but/contrast)
彼(かの)女(じょ) kanojoは wa病(びょう)気(き) byoukiだ daと toいった ittaが ga、それ soreは waうそ usoだった datta。 She said she was sick, but it was a lie. Literal She [topic-は] sick [quotative-と] said [but-が], that [topic-は] lie was. それはうそだった — a blunt revelation. The ~が connects the claim to its refutation. healthcommunication~が (but/contrast)