Japanese

<p>
	<strong><ruby>言i</ruby>う</strong> is the Japanese word for <strong>to say</strong> or <strong>to speak</strong>.
	It behaves like other verbs but it is used in conjunction with two different particles: the particle <strong>と</strong> when making a quotation,
	or the particle <strong>を</strong> for non-quotes. 
	You can also use <strong><ruby>言i</ruby>う</strong> to ask how to say something in Japanese using this useful pattern:
	<strong>XXXXは<ruby>日本語nihongo</ruby>で<ruby>何nan</ruby>と<ruby>言i</ruby>いますか？</strong>
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<p>
	Note that in the last sentence the particle <strong>を</strong> is used instead of <strong>と</strong>.
	Otherwise, the sentence would have meant: She didn't say "that".
	You'll learn more about quoting people in a later lesson.
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The verb 言う

hiragana character

kanji

adnominal

adverb

auxiliary

conjunction

compound

i-adjective

interjection

noun

na-adjective

numeral

particle

case particle

conjunctive particle

discourse particle

prefix

pronoun

suffix

verb

sentence

hiragana writing

kanji writing

kanji component

reading vocabulary

katakana writing

katakana character

godan - group 1

itidan - group 2

group 3

transitive

intransitive

proper noun

discourse

phrase

expression

Word	何なんとnanto
Meaning	how, what^{Literally: what with}
Part of speech	adverb
Pronunciation
Course	Japanese
Lesson	The verb 言う

what	何なんnan
and; or; with; if	とto

Japanese - nanto

Breakdown of nanto

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Usages of nanto