JLPT N5 vocabulary
言う: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
いう0Heiban · flat
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
- to say, to utter, to declare
- to name, to call
- to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 言う | 言 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 言 | 言 |
| Polite presentます形 | 言 | 言 |
| Polite pastました形 | 言 | 言 |
| Te-formて形 | 言 | 言 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 言 | 言 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 言 | 言 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 言 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 言 | 言 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 言 | 言う |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 言 | 言 |
| Passive受身形 | 言 | 言 |
| Make / let使役形 | 言 | 言 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 言 | 言 |
Example sentences
門限は守れと厳しく言われる。
I'm sternly told to observe my curfew.
あなたの言うことは信じがたい。
It is difficult to believe what you say.
彼は運転が得意だということです。
I hear he's good at driving.