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	”Car”　は　日に本ほん語ご　で　何なんと　言いいます　か？"Car" ha nihongo de nanto iimasu ka?
Meaning	How do you say "car" in Japanese?
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation
Course	Japanese
Lesson	The verb 言う

topic particle	はha
and; or; with; if	とto
location particle (for events and actions)	でde
Japanese (language)	日に本ほん語ごnihongo
to say	言いうiu
how, what^{Literally: what with}	何なんとnanto

"Car" ha nihongo de nanto iimasu ka?

Breakdown of "Car" ha nihongo de nanto iimasu ka?

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