ように言う (youni u)

Meaning & usage

ように言う is used to report that someone tells or asks another person to do something. It attaches to a plain-form verb, with the person being told marked by に, as in 掃除するように言う. It is a neutral expression common in both spoken and written Japanese.

Example sentences 3

1. 先生せんせいは私わたしたちに毎日まいにち教室きょうしつを掃除そうじするように言いう。

   The teacher tells us to clean our classroom every day.

2. 彼は、両方にいいように言う。

   He runs with the hare and hunts with the hounds.

3. 医者なら誰でも君に禁煙するように言うだろう。

   Any doctor will tell you to quit smoking.