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言う
云う
謂う
Readings
いう iu
ゆう yuu
English
Godan verb with 'u' ending to say, to utter, to declare Godan verb with 'u' ending to name, to call Meaning restricted to 言う Godan verb with 'u' ending to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise
Present, Future 言う, 言います [does], will [do] 言わない, 言いません doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 言った, 言いました [did] 言わなかった, 言いませんでした didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 言って, 言いまして 言わないで, 言いませんで 言わなくて Progressive 言っている, 言っています [doing], to be [doing] 言っていない, 言っていません not [doing] Volitional 言おう, 言いましょう let's [do]!, I/we will [do], I/we intend to [do] 言うまい, 言いますまい I will not [do], I do not intend to [do] Imperative 言え, 言いなさい [do] ! 言うな, 言いなさるな don't [do] ! Request 言ってください please [do] 言わないでください please don't [do] Provisional 言えば if X [does], if X [is ~] 言わなければ if X doesn't [do], if X [is not ~] Conditional 言ったら, 言いましたら if X were to [do], when X [does] 言わなかったら, 言いませんでしたら if X weren't to [do], when X doesn't [do] Potential 言える, 言えます be able to [do], can [do] 言えない, 言えません not be able to [do], can't [do] Passive, Respectful 言われる, 言われます is [done] (by ...), will be [done] (by ...) 言われない, 言われません isn't [done] (by ...), will not be [done] (by ...) Causative 言わせる, 言わせます makes/will make (someone) [do] 言わせない, 言わせません doesn't/won't make (someone) [do] Causative passive 言わせられる, 言わせられます is made/will be made to [do] (by someone) 言わせられない, 言わせられません isn't made/won't be made to [do] (by someone) ~たい form 言いたい want to [do] 言いたくない don't want to [do]