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言う, 云う, 謂う, いう, ゆう

Conjugated: 言った

Godan verb

1. to say, to utter, to declare

2. to name, to call

Only 言う

3. to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise

この動物は日本語で何と言いますか。

とは

Expression, Particle, See と言うのは・というのは・2

1. indicates word or phrase being defined

See と・4, indicates contrast or adds emphasis to a negative statement

2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

See と・3, more emphatic than と

3. with

with neg. verb

4. (not) as much as, (not) so much as

indicates surprise, disbelief, anger, etc.; sometimes at sentence end

5. the fact that, to think that, such a thing as

お金持ちは必ずしも幸福とはかぎらない。