Use of という in a sentence幼いときに老けて、老いて子供に戻る。Can anyone explain the nuances of this sentence?Telling the speaker apart from the person being spoken aboutUse of quote marker と before unusual verbsUsing both と and を with the verb 言う？Direct and indirect quotesCan I use こと or の to say “Everyone said that ～”?と quotation particle: Omission and the で particleHow to translate “希望し 努力し 感謝して生きる” into English?Implicit grammar in this sentenceHow is いい being used in this sentence?
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Use of という in a sentence
幼いときに老けて、老いて子供に戻る。Can anyone explain the nuances of this sentence?Telling the speaker apart from the person being spoken aboutUse of quote marker と before unusual verbsUsing both と and を with the verb 言う？Direct and indirect quotesCan I use こと or の to say “Everyone said that ～”?と quotation particle: Omission and the で particleHow to translate “希望し 努力し 感謝して生きる” into English?Implicit grammar in this sentenceHow is いい being used in this sentence?
Hope someone can help me. I'm struggling with the exact usage of という in this sentence:
会う約束をした友達から乗っている電車が止まっているというメールが来た。
Many thanks.
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Hope someone can help me. I'm struggling with the exact usage of という in this sentence:
会う約束をした友達から乗っている電車が止まっているというメールが来た。
Many thanks.
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Hope someone can help me. I'm struggling with the exact usage of という in this sentence:
会う約束をした友達から乗っている電車が止まっているというメールが来た。
Many thanks.
quotes japanese-to-english
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Hope someone can help me. I'm struggling with the exact usage of という in this sentence:
会う約束をした友達から乗っている電車が止まっているというメールが来た。
Many thanks.
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quotes japanese-to-english
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会う約束をした友達から乗っている電車が止まっているというメールが来た。
This という means "saying that" and is describing the contents of the メール.
The main part of the sentence is this:
会う約束をした友達からメールが来た。
Xというメール is "an e-mail which says X".
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という is used to indicate the object or thing you are talking about. Or want to convey something about which you do not know on depth.
For example : 学校という言葉を習いました。(I learnt a word as "school")
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会う約束をした友達から乗っている電車が止まっているというメールが来た。
This という means "saying that" and is describing the contents of the メール.
The main part of the sentence is this:
会う約束をした友達からメールが来た。
Xというメール is "an e-mail which says X".
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会う約束をした友達から乗っている電車が止まっているというメールが来た。
This という means "saying that" and is describing the contents of the メール.
The main part of the sentence is this:
会う約束をした友達からメールが来た。
Xというメール is "an e-mail which says X".
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会う約束をした友達から乗っている電車が止まっているというメールが来た。
This という means "saying that" and is describing the contents of the メール.
The main part of the sentence is this:
会う約束をした友達からメールが来た。
Xというメール is "an e-mail which says X".
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会う約束をした友達から乗っている電車が止まっているというメールが来た。
This という means "saying that" and is describing the contents of the メール.
The main part of the sentence is this:
会う約束をした友達からメールが来た。
Xというメール is "an e-mail which says X".
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という is used to indicate the object or thing you are talking about. Or want to convey something about which you do not know on depth.
For example : 学校という言葉を習いました。(I learnt a word as "school")
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という is used to indicate the object or thing you are talking about. Or want to convey something about which you do not know on depth.
For example : 学校という言葉を習いました。(I learnt a word as "school")
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という is used to indicate the object or thing you are talking about. Or want to convey something about which you do not know on depth.
For example : 学校という言葉を習いました。(I learnt a word as "school")
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という is used to indicate the object or thing you are talking about. Or want to convey something about which you do not know on depth.
For example : 学校という言葉を習いました。(I learnt a word as "school")
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