iu

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Contents 1 Esperanto 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Correlative 2 Japanese 2.1 Verb

[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Etymology

Esperanto i- (indeterminate correlative prefix) + -u (correlative suffix of individuals)

[edit] Correlative

iu (plural iuj, accusative singular iun, accusative plural iujn)

1. some, someone (indeterminate correlative of individuals)

   Like other indeterminate correlatives, iu can be combined with ajn, the adverbial particle of generality. Iu ajn thus means any or anyone.

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Verb

iu (hiragana いう)

1. 言う: to say, to tell somebody

   私が言うようにしなさい。

   わたしがいうようにしなさい。

   Watashi ga iu yō ni shinasai.

   Do as I tell you.

2. 言う: to call, to name to give a name

   この動物は日本語で何と言いますか。

   このどうぶつはにほんごでなんといいますか。

   Kono dōbutsu wa Nihongo de nanto iimasu ka?

   What do you call this animal in Japanese?