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I watched a film called.....
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2008/9/25 21:32
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Can someone please explain how to say in Japanese gI watched a film (or TV programme) called efilm titlefh? This is yet another of the kind of phrases that are quite eeveryday usagef but never feature in any textbooks. Thanks.
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by harkins
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A few suggestions
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2008/9/26 08:40
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gI watched a film (or TV programme) called efilm titlefh?
Polite speech:
- [Title] to iu eiga wo mimashita. (I watched a movie called [title].)
- [Title] to iu namae no eiga wo mimashita. (I watched a movie with the name [title].)
Informal speech:
- [Title] tte iu eiga wo mita yo. (I watched a movie called [title.])
- [Title] tte iu eiga wo mi ni itta yo. (I went to (theater to) watch a movie called [title].)
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by AK
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Thanks for that but...
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2008/9/26 20:02
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could you please just run the meaning of the 'to iu' & 'tte iu' bits past me? If possible. Thanks.
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by harkins
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"... to iu" in this case precisely means "called as..." or "named as..."
"iu" is the verb meaning "to say." And combined with "...to," which is used to mark a quote or a name, it means "called..."
"...tte" is a colloquial version of it.
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