Say/tell (polite) in Japanese 🇯🇵

いいます info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word "いいます":
– Imagine saying something to someone politely, and then think of the English word "I am" which sounds similar to "いいます" (imas).
– Visualize a scenario where you are telling someone information, you could stress the sound "I-M-a-S" to match "いいます".

Explanations:
"いいます" (imasu) is a verb meaning "to say" or "to tell." It's often used in polite conversation.

Other words that mean the same thing:
1. 述べる (のべる, noberu) – to state, to express.
2. 言う (いう) – to say, to tell (less formal than いいます).

Conjugations of "いいます":
– Infinitive: いいます (imasu)
– Present: いいます (imasu) – I say, I will say
– Past: いいました (iimaa) – I said
– Negative: いいません (iimasen) – I do not say, I will not say
– Negative Past: いいませんでした (iimasen dea) – I did not say
– Te-form: いって (itte) – Saying (used to form continuous tenses and other grammatical structures)
– Potential form: いえる (ieru) – Can say

Examples of sentences that use "いいます":
1. 彼は何かをいいます。
– kare wa nanika o iimasu.
– He will say something.

2. 何をいいましたか？
– nani o iimaa ka?
– What did you say?

3. 彼女はそれをいいません。
– kanojo wa sore o iimasen.
– She does not say that.

4. 昨日、私は本当のことをいいました。
– kinou, watashi wa hontou no koto o iimaa.
– Yesterday, I told the truth.

5. 彼にこんにちはといってください。
– kare ni konnichi wa to itte kudasai.
– Please say hello to him.

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