Structure
Noun + で言うと
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About で言うと
でいうと is an expression in Japanese that is commonly used to ask questions, or to give information about how one thing corresponds with another. It is a combination of the case marking particle で meaning 'with', and 言うと meaning 'if said', or 'if we say'.
This structure will be seen after nouns, and can be translated as 'if said with (A), (B)'.
This structure will be seen after nouns, and can be translated as 'if said with (A), (B)'.
- このバイクは、車で言うとランボルギーニみたいなものだ。If we say it's a car, this bike is something like a Lamborghini.
- 日本で言うとパンみたいなもの?If we say Japan, is it something like bread? (Would this be considered bread in Japan)
- 一言で言うと彼は本当に凄い人だ。If said in a word, he is an amazing person.
- 「What's up」は日本語でいうと、「元気」に当たる。If said with Japanese, 'what's up' is equivalent to 'Genki'.
- コンピューターでいうとRAMに当たる。If we say it's a computer, it is equivalent to Ram.
Fun Fact
一言で言うと is a set expression that means 'to put it in a word', 'in short', or 'to sum up'.- 一言で言うと彼とはもう会わないことにした。To sum it up, I have decided to never see him again.
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西暦の2019年は、令和で言うと元年に当たります。
The year 2019, on the western calendar, corresponds to the first year of Reiwa.
そのテレビは50インチです。メートル法で言うとおよそ127センチです。
That TV is 50 inches. This is about 127 centimeters in the metric system.
バイナリの1001は十進数で言うと、9に当たります。
The binary 1001 corresponds to 9 in decimal.
十進数 can also be read じゅっしんすう, and is especially used in spoken language.
魚のえらというのは人で言うと肺にあたる器官だ。
Fish gills are organs that correspond to lungs in humans.
統計で言うと、客の70%が観光客だ。
According to statistics, 70% of customers are tourists.
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