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Sample Sentences for という
この品物はどこにでもあるというものではない。
You can't find this article everywhere.
人によっては、東京のあるダンボールが家だという。
For some people, home is a cardboard carton in Tokyo.
誰が窓ガラスを割ったのかと彼にたずねると、少年達は皆自分ではないという顔をした。
When he asked who had broken the window, all the boys put on an air of innocence.
この文の中で「ｇｅｔ」という単語はどういう意味ですか。
What does the word "get" mean in this sentence?
言語は、いかなる言葉も必ず個人の心の創作として飛び出してくるという点で、ユニークである。
Language is unique in that any statement must start out as the creation of an individual mind.
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Lily Larsen wrotetoday at 6:36 PM
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Oops! I think I minsunderstood which 'toiu' you were asking about! Gomen!
Probably more what you are asking about is the hiragana という.
There are a LOT of uses for という... more than I could explain properly. So I will just link you to a very good lesson online that says it better than I ever could!
http://maggiesensei.com/2010/04/24/request-lesson-%E3%81%A8%E3%81%84%E3%81%86toiu-%E3%81%A8%E3%81%84%E3%81%86%E3%81%93%E3%81%A8%EF%BC%88toiukoto-and-many-more/
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I'm not sure I understand your question.
Here are some examples of its usage, though:
Example 1:
これは何と言いますか。
kore wa nan to iimasu ka.
What is this called?
Example 2:
それは日本語で何と言いますか。
sore wa nihongo de nan to iimasu ka.
What is that called in Japanese?
Example 3:
それは「牛乳」と言います。
sore wa 'gyuunyuu' to iimasu.
That is called 'gyuunyuu'.
Example 4:
腹が減った子供たちはたいてい「お腹がペコペコ」と言います。
hara ga hetta kodomotachi wa taitei 'onaka ga peko peko' to iimasu.
Hungry children often say 'my stomach is peko peko'.
Example 5:
彼女に何と言いましたか。
kanojo ni nan to iimashita ka.
What did you say to her?