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って言う (っていう, tteiu) Japanese meaning: meaning | Kotomora
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Expressions っていうか or rather; I mean; how should I put it いいっていう say it's okay; give the go-ahead Related words という is the standard, neutral form used in both writing and speech, while って言う is a casual contraction heard mainly in spoken conversation.
とのこと is a polite, formal way to report what someone said, whereas って言う is casual and used in everyday speech.
Etymology Contraction of という (to iu), from quotative particle と (to) and verb 言う (iu, 'to say'). The と and い merge into って in casual speech.
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でん
話わ
が
あっ
た
よ
。
There was a call from someone called Tanaka.
The story is that he's not coming.
Tanaka said he can't come today.
〈 物もの 〉 って 言い う 〈 物もの 〉 a thing/person called X
I have a dog named Sakura.
〈 事こと 〉 って 言い うのは 〈 事こと 〉 ということだ what X means is Y
What 'eco' means is being environmentally friendly.
何なん て 言い う 〈 物もの 〉 what is X called
What do you call this in Japanese?
