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Episode 63 - How to say " I say that..." "Plain Style" + to iimasu

Episode 63 - How to say " I say that..." "Plain Style" + to iimasu

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Episode 63 - How to say " I say that..." "Plain Style" + to iimasu

FromLearn Japanese with Masa sensei!

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9 minutes
Released:
Dec 28, 2021
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Podcast episode

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言います is used to report or quote speech, the particle と is placed before 言います。

~と言う (to iu) is the form you use to directly or indirectly quote what someone has said. と is a quotation marker that can also be used with other verbs like 聞く (to hear)、伝える (to convey)、思う (to think), etc. 言う means to say.

Plain form + to iimasu
(he) says that...
(people) says that...

彼は明日学校に行くと言いました。
kare wa ashita gakkou ni iku to iimashita.
He said he will go to school tomorrow.

彼は明日学校に行かないと言いました。 
kare wa ashita gakkou ni ikanai to iimashita.
He said he won't go to school tomorrow.

彼は昨日学校に行ったと言いました。
kare wa kinou gakkou ni itta to iimashita.
He said he went to school yesterday.

彼は昨日学校に行かなかったと言いました。 
kare wa kinou gakkou ni ikanakatta to iimashita.
He said he did not go to school yesterday.

彼はこの映画はおもしろいと言いました。
kare wa kono eiga wa omoshiroi to iimashita.
He said this movie is interesting.

彼はこの映画はおもしろくないと言いました。
kare wa kono eiga wa omoshirokunai to iimashita.
He said this movie is not interesting.

彼は昨日寒かったと言いました。
kare wa kinou samukatta to iimashita.
He said yesterday was cold.

彼は昨日寒くなかったと言いました。
kare wa kinou samukunakatta to iimashita.
He said yesterday was not cold.

彼は野菜が好きだと言いました。
kare wa yasai ga suki da to iimashita.
He said he likes vegetables.

彼は野菜が好きではないと言いました。
kare wa yasai ga suki dewa nai to iimashita.
He said he doesn't like vegetables.

彼は昨日暇だったと言いました。
kare wa kinou hima datta to iimashita.
He said he was free yesterday.

彼は昨日暇ではなかったと言いました。
kare wa kinou hima dewanakatta to iimashita.
He said he was not free yesterday.

彼は明日学校は休みだと言いました。
kare wa ashita gakkou wa yasumi da to iimashita.
He said school will be closed tomorrow.

彼は明日学校は休みではないと言いました。
kare wa ashita gakkou wa yasumi dewanai to iimashita.
He said school won't be closed tomorrow.

彼は昨日学校は休みだったと言いました。
kare wa kinou gakkou wa yasumi datta to iimashita.
He said school was closed yesterday.

彼は昨日学校は休みではなかったと言いました。
kare wa kinou gakkou wa yasumi dewa nakatta to iimashita.
He said school was not closed yesterday.
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