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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) + という + 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）に入（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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