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Sample Sentences for という
ソニーが、それでは２０億ドルではどうかという話を持っていったとき、ＣＢＳは断れなかったのです。
When Sony came back with a 2 billion bid, CBS could not refuse.
彼は決心するのにずいぶん時間がかかるという評判だ。
He has a reputation for taking a long time to make up his mind.
法学を学んでいる学生が皆法律家になれるというわけではない。
Not every student studying law can be a lawyer.
それでも、苦痛というものがどのような脳のプロセスで引き起こされるのかということについての科学的な説明がやはり必要である。
All the same, we still need a scientific account of how exactly pains are caused by brain processes.
良家出身のエリート検事と今どきの女子高生という、アンバランスな男女の間に繰り広げられる愛の物語。
A love story that unfolds between an unlikely pair, a public prosecutor from a good family and a modern high school girl.
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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?