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「
ことば
言葉
の
いちめん
一面
は、
でんたつ
伝達
しようとする
いし
意志
である」と
かれ
彼
は
い
言
う。
"One aspect of language is an intent to communicate," he says.
Grammar and points of interest
irregular verbs irregular verbs
 
来る（くる） and する
「言葉の一面は、伝達しようとする意志である」と彼は言う。
verb volitional form + とする verb volitional form + とする
 
try to do
「言葉の一面は、伝達しようとする意志である」と彼は言う。
other forms of です other forms of です
 
「言葉の一面は、伝達しようとする意志である」と彼は言う。
Conjugations and inflections
  伝達しよう is the volitional form of 'suru' verb 伝達   ALL INFLECTIONS
  である is the plain form of irregular 'ru' godan verb である   ALL INFLECTIONS
  言う is the plain form of 'u' godan verb 言う   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
こ と ば 3
noun
1. language; dialect  (see also: 言語)
2. word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark  (see also: 単語)
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い ち め ん 0 い ち め ん 2
noun
1. one face; one surface
2. the whole surface
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で ん た つ 0
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay; propagation; conduction
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う
auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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い し 1
noun
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
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で あ る 3
be; is  (see also: だ, であります; formal or literary copula)
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か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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い う 0
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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Kanji
言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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葉
ヨウ   leaf   は leaves   
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艹
grass   
枼
tree world
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木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
世
セ   セイ   よ the world   
面
メン   おもて mask, features, surface   おも surface   つら face   
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百
ヒャク    hundred; 100   
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白
ハク   しろい white   しろ    しら-    
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
伝
デン   つたえる to tell, transmit   つたわる to be handed down   つたう to go along   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
云
ウン    say   
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二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
厶
ム   private
達
タツ    arrive   
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羊
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
⻌
move
意
イ    idea   
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音
オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
心
シン   こころ heart   
志
シ   こころざす to plan, to intend   こころざし good intention   
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士
シ   samurai
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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厂
cliff
又
また again   
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