Expression Godan verb with 'u' ending to say enough (as much as required), to say plenty to say well, to say cleverly, to say elegantly to say often, to say frequently oft. as an admonition in the form of よく言うよ to say without shame, to say impudently
Present, Future よく言う, よく言います [does], will [do] よく言わない, よく言いません doesn't [do], will not [do] Past よく言った, よく言いました [did] よく言わなかった, よく言いませんでした didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative よく言って, よく言いまして よく言わないで, よく言いませんで よく言わなくて Progressive よく言っている, よく言っています [doing], to be [doing] よく言っていない, よく言っていません not [doing] Volitional よく言おう, よく言いましょう let's [do]!, I/we will [do], I/we intend to [do] よく言うまい, よく言いますまい I will not [do], I do not intend to [do] Imperative よく言え, よく言いなさい [do] ! よく言うな, よく言いなさるな don't [do] ! Request よく言ってください please [do] よく言わないでください please don't [do] Provisional よく言えば if X [does], if X [is ~] よく言わなければ if X doesn't [do], if X [is not ~] Conditional よく言ったら, よく言いましたら if X were to [do], when X [does] よく言わなかったら, よく言いませんでしたら if X weren't to [do], when X doesn't [do] Potential よく言える, よく言えます be able to [do], can [do] よく言えない, よく言えません not be able to [do], can't [do] Passive, Respectful よく言われる, よく言われます is [done] (by ...), will be [done] (by ...) よく言われない, よく言われません isn't [done] (by ...), will not be [done] (by ...) Causative よく言わせる, よく言わせます makes/will make (someone) [do] よく言わせない, よく言わせません doesn't/won't make (someone) [do] Causative passive よく言わせられる, よく言わせられます is made/will be made to [do] (by someone) よく言わせられない, よく言わせられません isn't made/won't be made to [do] (by someone) ~たい form よく言いたい want to [do] よく言いたくない don't want to [do]