godan verb (v5u, vt, vi) · N5
言うiu
to say, to tell
- to say
- to utter
- to declare
Remember it
Connect the sound to "you". Picture a speech bubble pointed at you in a scene for "to say, to tell" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 言う | 言った | 言わない | 言わなかった |
Formal -masu base | 言います | 言いました | 言いません | 言いませんでした |
te-form
言って
connector — “… and then”
Godan verb — the final kana shifts depending on the form.
Learning status
learning
Recognition2 / 5
Recall2 / 5
Reading2 / 5