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Sample Sentences for という
正直が最良の策であるというのが私の信念だ。
It is my belief that the important thing is that we should do our best.
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.
それとも、あまりに猥褻な写真があるから出版できないということか?
Or are there photographs so obscene that you can't publish them?
解決には時間がかかるという彼の弁明には誰も納得しなかった。
His explanation that a solution would take time didn't satisfy anyone.
これまでの人生で一度もレストランで食事をしたことがない、という老人に出会った。
I met an old man who says that he's never eaten at a restaurant in his whole life.
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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?