Japanese Verb "言う" (iu)

to say / to tell

Group 1 (godan) Reading: いう Transitive (他動詞)

Conjugation Forms of 言う

Past

彼は何と言った？

Kare wa nan to itta?

What did he say?

Passive

先生に言われた。

Sensei ni iwareta.

I was told by the teacher.

Expression

日本語で何と言いますか？

Nihongo de nan to iimasu ka?

How do you say it in Japanese?

Conditional

正直に言えば。

Shōjiki ni ieba.

To be honest (if I say honestly).