Friday, August 18, 2006

 

JLPT3: ように言う


日本語: [verb (base 1/3)] ように言う。
English: Tell someone (not) to do something.


Today's grammar point allows us to construct a sentence in which entity A is telling person B to do, or not to do, something. Entity A need not be a person; it could be a sign or other instruction. Person B can either be a third person, or yourself. For example:

"My teacher told me to do the homework".
"Mr. Smith told his colleagues not to gossip"

In essence, what we are really doing is reporting a form of indirect speech, which is something I covered here. However, ように言う is specific to reporting an order or instruction being given.

例文


English: My teacher told me to do the homework.
Jenglish: [teacher][me][homework][do]
日本語: 先生は私に宿題をするように言った



English: Mr. Smith told his colleagues not to gossip.
Jenglish: [Mr Smith][colleagues][gossip][not].
日本語: スミスさんは同僚に陰口しないように言った


またね。。。

Comments:
Long time no talk, Dave!


Freeasacat told herself to try hard to update Dave's blog.

またねっ
(^.^)/
 
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