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ように
い
言 う

Quick Info
1. Tell someone to do A

2
Meaning
Tell someone to do A
JLPT level: N4 | Other grammar in 'Miscellaneous':
Politeness: not marked (suggest) | Related meaning(s): none (add related)

How to Use
Examples (7)
User sentences (41)
Construction
Verb: Dictionary FormA+よう+に+言う
Example:
注意するように言う (tell them to be careful)

Verb: ない formA+よう+に+言う
Example:
間違わないように言う (tell them not to make mistakes)


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「医者は彼に酒の量を減らすように言った。」
His doctor told him to cut down on drinking.
Helpful? 1 | Something incorrect?
「医者は私に一週間ベッドに寝ているように言った。」
The doctor demanded I stay in bed for a week.
Helpful? 2 | Something incorrect?
「トムはテレビに出演するように頼まれた。」
Tom was asked to appear on television.
Helpful? -1 | Something incorrect?
「その子供は御客さんへの失礼を謝るように言われた。」
The child was told to apologize for being rude to the guests.
Helpful? 4 | Something incorrect?
「其の後でマイクさんは浩君にシートベルトを締めるように言いました。」
Then Mike tells Hiroshi to fasten his seat belt.
Helpful? 0 | Something incorrect?
「家主は彼が家賃を払っていなかったので出て行くように言った。」
The land lord told him to leave because he hadn't paid his rent.
Helpful? 0 | Something incorrect?
「私達は彼にすぐに出て行くように言われた。」
We were told by him to leave at once.
Helpful? 0 | Something incorrect?

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darkje
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Is 言う not used here in the passive form most of the time? If you are telling someone to do something, or someone is telling you to do something, then whoever is being told is at a disadvantage, or am I misunderstanding?
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Make sure you check out the model sentences - lays it out pretty clearly, I think (hope!). The receiver is not at a 'disadvantage' per se - if a doctor tells you to do something, like take some medicine, I wouldn't think that so terrible that you'd use the passive to register your dissatisfaction with what's going on.
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