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Meaning of 言う in Japanese
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言う, 云う, 謂うJLPT 5
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Kana Readingいう, ゆう
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Romajiiu, yū
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Word Senses
Examples of 言う, 云う, 謂う, いう, ゆう in a sentence
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「あの音で考え事ができないわ」と、彼女はタイプライターを見つめながら言った。
I can't think with that noise, she said, as she stared at the typewriter.
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「はい」と「いいえ」しか言わない人と会話を続けるのは難しい。
It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says "Yes" and "No".
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To tell you the truth, I am scared of heights. "You are a coward!"
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Trust me, he said.
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This looks pretty interesting, Hiroshi says.
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That's very nice of you, Willie answered.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 言う
- Plain Polite
- 言います
- Negative
- 言わない
- Negative Polite
- 言いません
Past
- Plain
- 言った
- Plain Polite
- 言いました
- Negative
- 言わなかった
- Negative Polite
- 言いませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 言って
- Plain Polite
- 言いまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 言われる
- Plain Polite
- 言われます
- Negative
- 言われない
- Negative Polite
- 言われません
Kanji in this word
謂
16 strokes
reason, origin, history, oral tradition
On'Yomi: イ
Kun'Yomi: い.う, いい, おも.う, いわゆる