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言う, 云う, 謂う, いう, ゆう
Conjugated: 言っている
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to say, to utter, to declare
2. to name, to call
Only 言う, Intransitive
3. to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise
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の, 乃
Particle, orig. written 乃 or 之
1. indicates possessive
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
See が・1
3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
at sentence-end; falling tone
4. indicates a confident conclusion
Female term or language, at sentence-end
5. indicates emotional emphasis
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は
Particle, pronounced わ in modern Japanese
1. indicates sentence topic
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
3. adds emphasis
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