Difference between 実は and 実に


A few minutes ago on TV I heard the phrase `実に`. I know that `実` is used like
`実は` - means `the fact, that..`. But what the person have mean by saying `実に`?




`実に` is used as an adverb, for example to reinforce a feeling or emphasize a
fact.

[code]

    実に美しい。 [It|He|She|etc] is _truly_ beautiful.
    
[/code]

`truly`, `really`, `indeed` would all be acceptable translations (depending on
the context). @DariusJahandarie suggested `truly` and it fits actually very
well as it shares the same "truth" root (see my comment about `実` itself).

`実は` is used as `To tell the truth` or `To be honest` for example in English,
in order to reveal a truth that until now was somehow hidden.

[code]

    実は昨日でした。 [To tell the truth|Actually], it was yesterday. (with the added meaning that you didn't know and now I reveal it to you)
    
[/code]

The difference comes from the function of the particle appended to it. `実`
here has the same meaning as `ほんとう` which you may be more acquainted with. And
with which you encounter the same difference when appended by either `に` or
`は`:

[code]

    ほんとうに優しい。 [He|She]'s very/really kind.
    ほんとうは優しいよ。 In truth / Actually, [I|he|she] [am|is] kind. (meaning e.g. "[I don't|He doesn't] look so, but in truth ...")
    
[/code]

Same again with `実際{じっさい}`: `実際に` and `実際は` have similar nuances.

You may encounter `実` in other expressions again such as `実のところ`, or `実をいうと`,
which both mean the same as `実は`. You see here that `実をいうと` translates
directly into the English `to tell the truth`.

To sum it up, I could answer to @DariusJahandarie bewilderment about my
initial omission of `truly` as a potential translation for `実に` by:

[code]

    実{じつ}に合{あ}う訳{やく}ですね。実{じつ}は全{まった}く思{おも}いつきませんでした。
    
[/code]

, and by the way those wouldn't be interchangeable ;)

PS: stumbled upon
[this](http://www.tanos.co.uk/jlpt/skills/vocab/sentences/?vocabid=86315)
extensive list of examples of usage of `実に` along with translations, it might
be a good resource to forge a better feeling of the various contexts the
expression can be used.




`実に` is used as an adverb, for example to reinforce a feeling or emphasize a
fact.

[code]

    実に美しい。 [It|He|She|etc] is _truly_ beautiful.
    
[/code]

`truly`, `really`, `indeed` would all be acceptable translations (depending on
the context). @DariusJahandarie suggested `truly` and it fits actually very
well as it shares the same "truth" root (see my comment about `実` itself).

`実は` is used as `To tell the truth` or `To be honest` for example in English,
in order to reveal a truth that until now was somehow hidden.

[code]

    実は昨日でした。 [To tell the truth|Actually], it was yesterday. (with the added meaning that you didn't know and now I reveal it to you)
    
[/code]

The difference comes from the function of the particle appended to it. `実`
here has the same meaning as `ほんとう` which you may be more acquainted with. And
with which you encounter the same difference when appended by either `に` or
`は`:

[code]

    ほんとうに優しい。 [He|She]'s very/really kind.
    ほんとうは優しいよ。 In truth / Actually, [I|he|she] [am|is] kind. (meaning e.g. "[I don't|He doesn't] look so, but in truth ...")
    
[/code]

Same again with `実際{じっさい}`: `実際に` and `実際は` have similar nuances.

You may encounter `実` in other expressions again such as `実のところ`, or `実をいうと`,
which both mean the same as `実は`. You see here that `実をいうと` translates
directly into the English `to tell the truth`.

To sum it up, I could answer to @DariusJahandarie bewilderment about my
initial omission of `truly` as a potential translation for `実に` by:

[code]

    実{じつ}に合{あ}う訳{やく}ですね。実{じつ}は全{まった}く思{おも}いつきませんでした。
    
[/code]

, and by the way those wouldn't be interchangeable ;)

PS: stumbled upon
[this](http://www.tanos.co.uk/jlpt/skills/vocab/sentences/?vocabid=86315)
extensive list of examples of usage of `実に` along with translations, it might
be a good resource to forge a better feeling of the various contexts the
expression can be used.

