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Grammar list

いう

(To iu ka)

or rather / I mean.

Connection rules

  • X というか Y (Y provides an alternative or more accurate description).
  • Discourse-level hedging — the speaker revises or refines their own statement.
  • Often chains: 〜というか、〜というか, 〜というか、むしろ〜.

Examples

1.
かれやさしいいうおとなしいタイプ

Kare wa yasashii to iu ka, otonashii taipu da.

He's kind, or rather, a quiet type.

or rather / I mean

2.
つかいうねむいうとにかくやすたい

Tsukare ta to iu ka, nemui to iu ka, tonikaku yasumi tai.

Tired, or sleepy, or something — anyway I want to rest.

or rather / I mean

Practice

That movie was scary, or rather, it was more like a nightmare.

あの映画は怖かった___、悪夢のようだった。

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