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  1. Words
  2. 言う

いう

言う

to say

iu

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Meanings

  1. 1
    to say; to utter; to declareu-verb (う)transitive
  2. 2
    to name; to callu-verb (う)transitive
  3. 3
    to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noiseu-verb (う)intransitive

JMdict 1587040

Conjugation

FormConjugatedReading
Polite Present (~masu)
言いますいいます
いいます
Polite Past (~mashita)
言いましたいいました
いいました
Polite Negative (~masen)
言いませんいいません
いいません
Plain Negative (~nai)
言わないいわない
いわない
Te-form (Connecting)
言っていって
いって
Plain Past (~ta)
言ったいった
いった
Potential (Can do)
言えるいえる
いえる

In a sentence

「みんなひと休み(ひとやすみ)しようぜ」とジョンは言っ(いっ)た。

John said, "Hey guys, let's take a break."

Written with

  • 言say7 strokes

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