Particle usage with 打ち明ける


Can 打ち明ける take particles を and と at the same time? I'm assuming so.

I'm wondering which would be more natural between

> 1> 彼は猫が嫌いと、ひどい秘密を打ち明けた。  
>  2> 彼は猫が嫌いというひどい秘密を打ち明けた。  
>  He confided his terrible secret that he hates cats.

For option 1) I wasn't sure whether to put the object phrase or the quote
phrase first. I decided this way seemed better and added the comma because it
looked weird without it.

If neither is natural (it rarely is when I make sentences) what would be the
correct way to say this?




In terms of acceptability, the answer to

> Can 打ち明ける take particles を and と at the same time? I'm assuming so.

is YES, and the 1 and 2 in question are acceptable, but 2 is better, i.e.,
using と and を at the same time is less natural.

  1. 彼は人を殺したと打ち明けた
  2. 彼は秘密を打ち明けた
  3. 彼は人を殺したと、秘密を打ち明けた
  4. 彼は人を殺したという秘密を打ち明けた

As a standalone sentence, 1 and 2 are just fine and 4 is more natural than 3.
The subtle difference is that the emphasis is on the content of what he
confessed in 3 and on the fact of confessing on 4. So, in 3 the を-noun-phrase
looks a bit redundant (1 should be enough).

* * *

If I were to make corrections to the sentence in question, I would change it
to 彼は猫が嫌い **だ** という **とんでもない** 秘密を打ち明けた。




In terms of acceptability, the answer to

> Can 打ち明ける take particles を and と at the same time? I'm assuming so.

is YES, and the 1 and 2 in question are acceptable, but 2 is better, i.e.,
using と and を at the same time is less natural.

  1. 彼は人を殺したと打ち明けた
  2. 彼は秘密を打ち明けた
  3. 彼は人を殺したと、秘密を打ち明けた
  4. 彼は人を殺したという秘密を打ち明けた

As a standalone sentence, 1 and 2 are just fine and 4 is more natural than 3.
The subtle difference is that the emphasis is on the content of what he
confessed in 3 and on the fact of confessing on 4. So, in 3 the を-noun-phrase
looks a bit redundant (1 should be enough).

* * *

If I were to make corrections to the sentence in question, I would change it
to 彼は猫が嫌い **だ** という **とんでもない** 秘密を打ち明けた。

