Japanese Grammar – I don’t believe she said that. 🇯🇵

かのじょ は それ って（いう）____でしょう。

In the given sentence "かのじょ は それ って（いう）____でしょう。", the blank must be filled with the appropriate conjugation of the verb "いう" to convey the meaning "I don't believe she said that."

The verb "いう" means "to say." The negative past tense of "いう" is "いわなかった," which means "did not say."

Here’s the breakdown of the grammar:

1. Negative Form:
– The plain form of "to say" is "いう" (iu).
– To make it negative, you change "いう" to "いわない" (iwanai), which means "do not say."

2. Negative Past Form:
– To change "いわない" to the past tense, you replace the "ない" with "なかった."
– Hence, "いわなかった" (iwanakatta) means "did not say."

Putting this into context:
– かのじょ (kanojo): She / her
– は (wa): Topic marker
– それ (sore): That / it
– って (tte): Casual quoting particle, often used like "that"
– いう (iu): To say
– いわなかった (iwanakatta): Did not say
– でしょう (deshou): I think / it seems / probably (adds a degree of uncertainty or speculation)

Therefore, the sentence "かのじょ は それ って いわなかった でしょう。" (Kanojo wa sore tte iwanakatta deshou) translates to "I don't believe she said that." The negative past form "いわなかった" (iwanakatta) correctly captures the meaning of "did not say," fitting the context of the sentence perfectly.

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