What does 果たして mean?
果たして is a Japanese noun meaning “as was expected, just as one thought, sure enough” in English. It can also be translated as “really” depending on context. It is written as 果たして in kanji, はたして in hiragana, and hatashite in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
あなたの言う事が果たして事実なのか調べてみよう。
We will check to see if what you have said is really the truth.