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Sample Sentences for という
１０年というのは、長い年月だ。
Ten years is a long time.
私は、ギャンブルには向いてないと思う。そういう運がないというか、働いて稼いだ方が確実だし。
I'm not cut out for gambling. Maybe I'm just unlucky, but working for my pay is more of a sure thing.
彼こそ適材適所という者だ。
He is just the man for the job.
羽子板で突く羽の玉は「むくろじ」という大木の種です。
The feathered balls you hit with a battledore are the seeds of a large tree called 'soapberry'.
空気に重さがある、という考えはその子にはびっくりするようなことだった。
The idea that air has weight was surprising to the child.
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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?