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Sample Sentences for という
営業成績はまさに鰻上り、というところかね。
Our sales performance is just skyrocketing.
彼にとって、飢えというのは抽象的な概念であった。彼には常に十分な食料があったからだ。
For him, hunger was an abstract concept. He had always had enough food.
それに、もちろん、話をする人は、普通言葉の他にジェスチャーという、２つの方法によって意志の伝達をしているのである。
And of course, a speaker usually communicates in two ways, orally as well as through gestures.
国によっては、国家反逆罪の刑罰が終身刑ということもあり得る。
In some countries, the punishment for treason can be life in prison.
教育に関する大きな迷信の一つは子供は人から教えてもらうことによって学ぶということである。
One of the great superstitions about education is that learning is the result of teaching.
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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?