Usage examples of "die Wahrheit sagen" in German with translation to English

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Warum willst du uns nicht die Wahrheit sagen? Why don't you want to tell us the truth?
Ihr könntet mir auch gleich die Wahrheit sagen. You may as well tell me the truth.
Du solltest die Wahrheit sagen. You should tell the truth.
Diesmal sieht es so aus, als ob er die Wahrheit sagen würde. This time it seems as if he is telling the truth.
Du könntest mir auch gleich die Wahrheit sagen. You may as well tell me the truth.
Ihr solltet ihm die Wahrheit sagen. You should tell him the truth.
Mir kam nie der Gedanke, dass Tom nicht die Wahrheit sagen könnte. It never occurred to me that Tom might not be telling the truth.
Wir hätten ihm die Wahrheit sagen sollen. We should have told him the truth.
Du hättest mir die Wahrheit sagen sollen. You should have told me the truth.
Ich muss ihr morgen die Wahrheit sagen. I have to tell her the truth tomorrow.
Sie könnten mir auch gleich die Wahrheit sagen. You may as well tell me the truth.
Ich werde dir die Wahrheit sagen. I'll tell you the truth.
Ich werde dir die Wahrheit sagen: Ich habe dich angelogen. I'll tell you the truth, I lied to you.
Du wärest überrascht, wenn ich dir die Wahrheit sagen würde. If I were to tell you the truth, you would be surprised.
Sie könnten uns die Wahrheit sagen. They might tell us the truth.
Herr Smith hätte die Wahrheit sagen sollen. Mr. Smith should have told the truth.
Das Mädchen wollte ihm die Wahrheit sagen, aber sie konnte nicht. The girl wanted to tell him the truth, but she couldn't.
Du solltest ihm die Wahrheit sagen. You should tell him the truth.
Man soll immer die Wahrheit sagen. You should always tell the truth.
Da ich Angst hatte, seine Gefühle zu verletzen, habe ich ihm nicht die Wahrheit erzählt. Afraid of hurting his feelings, I didn't tell him the truth.
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