Structure
Noun (A) + という + Noun (B)
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- ローラというモデルさんを知っていますか?Do you know the model called Rola?
- 本山という駅で降りてください。Please get off at a station named Motoyama.
- タナカタロウという少年を見つけたら、ここにお電話をください。If you find a child named Tanaka Tarou, please call us.
- ここにボブという名前の男の人が来ませんでしたか。 (Natural)Did a man called Bob come here?
- ここに小さいという男の人が来ませんでしたか。 (Unnatural)Did a man known as small come here?
- あの人は強いというんだけど、ステロイドを使っているんじゃない?That person is known as strong, but don't you think he uses steroids? (He looks strong, but isn't)
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ポケモンというゲームを知っている?
Do you know the game called 'Pokemon?'
リンという焼き肉屋に行ったことはありますか。
Have you ever gone to a yakiniku restaurant named 'Rin?'
今は梅雨という時期です。
We are now in the time of year called 'Tsuyu' (rainy season).
秋という季節が大好きだ。
I love the fall season.
佐藤浩一という人を知っていますか?
Do you know a man named 'Sato Koichi'?
Satō Kōichi is a Japanese actor.
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INFORMAL "said" / A called "B" in Japanese (という)
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という – Grammar Discussion
Most Recent Replies (4 in total)
mrnoone
About 3 years ago
Hey and welcome on the community forums!
Think of it as a convention, this way it is easier to distinguish it from other uses of という, like for example when it is used at the end of a sentence to express hearsay, where だ can precede it. (彼はアメリカ人だという I heard that he is an American)
So, when you see ワンダという魚 you know it means a fish called wanda.
I hope it helps cheers!
Johnathan-Weir
About 2 years ago
So it’ll accept という and っていう but shouldn’t just って also be accepted?
Daru
About 1 year ago
って on its own is understood as a は, as they serve the same basic function of topic marker particles. Only difference is that って is much more casual.
When used as っていう、it’s a direct replacement of と。That’s why って only isn’t accepted. Hope this cleared it up!
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