noun
direct speech; direct quotation
Grammar term for quoting someone's words exactly as they were spoken, often marked by quotation marks or と.
直接話法では、発言をそのまま引用符で囲みます。
In direct speech, the statement is enclosed in quotation marks as it is.
「彼は『行きます』と言った」は直接話法の例です。
'He said, "I will go"' is an example of direct speech.