Sakurai Miyuri ([info]sl_miyuri) wrote,
@ 2008-12-13 19:33:00
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For [info]phoenixhime (and anyone else who have the same question), who once asked me about the difference between 「~と言いました」 and「~と言っていました」. The following is an example provided by Takeda-sensei...

1) A is planning to have a party and invites B to it.
A: 来週 パーティーをします。Bさん、来ませんか。
 B: いいですね。行きます!


2) A and C who is one of the participants of the party are talking.
 C: 来週の パーティーにBさんは 来ますか。
 A: ええ、(Bさんは)来ると 言っていました
 C: そうですか。


3) B had completely forgotten about the party and did not go to it. A and B are talking about it.
 A: Bさん、パーティーに 来ませんでしたね。
 B: えっ?パーティーですか。
 A: ええ。Bさんはパーティーに 行きますと 言いましたね
B: すみません!! 忘れていました…。

まず、「~と言いました」は典型的には話者自身または誰かが言ったことを一字一句そのまま引用するような場合に使います。

それに対して、「~と言っていました」は誰かが言ったことの内容を一字一句同じでなくても引用するような場合に使います。


Rough translation: 「~と言いました」is used when quoting what someone else said word for word.
「~と言っていました」is used when roughly quoting what someone else said.

Does this clear your doubts?



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[info]flame_angel88
2008-12-13 03:16 pm UTC (link)
Does the pov matters? I thought that "to itteimashita" is quoting to a 3rd person, why "to imashita" means I'm quoting what you have said directly back to you.

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[info]sl_miyuri
2008-12-13 03:56 pm UTC (link)
Hmm... According to the explanation above, it says that "to iimashita" can be used for quoting something the speaker himself or anyone else. And then "to itteimashita" is for quoting something someone else had said. But neither states clearly whether it is used for quoting something the person you are talking to said.

Maybe I should leave another comment at his blog haha (this was from his blog)...

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[info]yumegal
2008-12-14 03:12 pm UTC (link)
ah tai u sound like a sensei! lolx.

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