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Table of Contents
- 「 … 。」と
- Plain-form と
- Verb Dictionary-form + ように(と)
- Verb Nai-form + ように(と)
👂 25. Reported Speech and Quotes
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These sentences are quotations. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate Japanese based on the English. Click “answer” for the results.
- かれは ( ) いいました。
He said “I am Suzuki.”.
- たなかさんは その おとこのひとは じぶんの ( ) いいました。
Mr.Tanaka said that the man was his friend.
- やまもとさんは その かいぎには ( ) いいました。
Mr. Yamamoto said that he didn’t want to attend the meeting.
- かのじょは らいしゅう おおさかには ( ) いっています。
She’s saying that she won’t go to Osaka next week.
- ははは わたしに へやを ( ) いいました。
My mother told me to clean up my room.
- わたしは もりさんに その しょるいを かれに ( ) たのみました。
I asked Ms.Mori to give him the document.
- ちちは わたしに よる おそくに こうえんへ ( ) いいました。
My father told me not to go to the park late at night.
Well done!
Check the brief grammar notes and examples below for your review.
Grammar Note
⚫️「… 。」と
meaning : Direct SpeechWhat someone has said is put in a Japanese quotation mark “「 」”, and a particle “と” follows.
It is a way that you repeat exactly someone’s word.
kanojo [wa] ‘watashi [wa] samu-kunaidesu.’ [to] ī-mashita.
( She said “I’m not cold”. )
⚫️ Plain-form と
meaning : Indirect SpeechYou quote what someone said.
Compared to “direct speech”, it’s not a way that you repeat exactly someone’s word.
kanojo [wa] watashi [wa] samu-kunai [to] ī-mashita.
( She said that she wasn’t cold. )
Indirect Speech
sono onnanoko [wa] inu [ga] suki-da [to] ī-mashita.
( The girl said that she likes dogs. )
Direct Speech
sono onnanoko [wa] ‘watashi [wa] inu [ga] suki-desu.’ [to] ī-mashita.
( The girl said, “I like dogs”. )
Plain-form と
⚫️ Verb Dictionary-form ように (と)
meaning : ( to tell ) what someone should doIt is used to tell something that someone should do or must do.
okāsan [wa] kodomo [ni] gēmu [o] shinai-yōni ī-mashita.
( The mother told her children not to play games. )
“と” can be added to “ように”.
okāsan [wa] kodomo [ni] gēmu [o] shinai-yōni [to] ī-mashita.
( The mother told her children not to play games. )
The following verbs are often used.
| to tell | ように いいます yōni ī-masu |
| to write | ように かきます yōni kaki-masu |
| to ask | ように たのみます yōni tanomi-masu |
| to ask | ように おねがいします yōni onegai shi-masu |
| to give warning | ように ちゅういします yōni chūi shi-masu |
Verb Dictionary-form ように(と)
⚫️ Verb Nai-form ように (と)
meaning : ( to tell ) what someone should not doIt is used to tell something that someone should not do or must not do.
sensei [wa] gakusei [ni] eigo [de] hanasanai-yōni (to) ī-mashita.
( A teacher told students not to speak in English. )
Verb Nai-form ように(と)
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Look at the English sentences and try to say them in Japanese. Click “answer” to check the correct sentence and practice with the audio.
She said that summer in Tokyo was very hot.
He said that he didn’t eat fish.
A teacher told students to read books.
The police officer warned that man not to go inside.
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