Wednesday, September 20, 2017

って as a Quotation Particle

Another reappearance of って. It can also be used in place of と, which is typically used with verbs like 言う and 聞く to express saying or hearing something. This is the colloquial form, so it's commonly used in daily conversation.

明日はテストがないって聞いたけど、本当?
I heard there wasn't a test tomorrow, but is that true?

アヤトは墓場で寝に行くって言ってたんだよ。
Ayato said he was going to go sleep in the graveyard.

僕の名前は「つとむ」だけど、友達は「トム」って呼ぶんだ。
My name is Tsutomu, but my friends call me Tom.

アリスは昨日リーさん林で迷ったって聞いたんだ。
Alice heard that Lee-san got lost in the woods yesterday.

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