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N1 Lesson 4: 13/17

と言(い)う
every single, each and every, emphasis, everything that could be called

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Noun (A) + いう + Noun (A)
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  • [AというA is used to emphasize the noun. Usually means "all of A", but with nouns like 今度 and 今日, AというA expresses the special importance of A, as in: "TODAY, for sure..."]
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僕(ぼく)がセナの部屋(へや)入(はい)ると、壁(かべ)という壁(かべ)にヨゾラの写真(しゃしん)があるのを見(み)てショックを受(う)けた。
When I went into Sena's room, I was shocked to see that every single wall was decorated with photos of Yozora.
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政治家(せいじか)という政治家(せいじか)はみんな口(くち)ばっかりだ。
Every single politician is nothing but talk.
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山々(やまやま)に生(は)えた木(き)という木(き)は地(じ)すべりのため根(ね)こそぎ倒(たお)れていた。
Every single tree that was growing on the mountain collapsed due to the landslide.
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