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Grammar detail: と言えば（といえば）

と言えば（といえば） - speaking of, on the subject of

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noun

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と

い

言

えば

means

speaking of ~, on the subject of ~

と

きんかくじ

に

ったことがありますか。
Speaking of Kyoto, have you ever visited the Kinkakuji Temple?

ジョンと

の

はどうなったかな。
Talking of John, what has become of his sister?

This form is simply the ば conditional form of 言う, so it literally means 'if we speak of ~'. In modern Japanese, it is more common to see the kana form といえば.

１０

な

だ。
Ten years is a long time.

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ば conditional form - if

Kanji used in this grammar

言

ゲンゴン say; word こと word, saying いう to say

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京

キョウケイ capital

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都

トツみやこ capital city, metropolis

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金

キンコンかね gold; money

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閣

カク tower

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寺

ジ temple てら Buddhist temple

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行

コウギョウアンゆくいく to go おこなう to take place

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彼

ヒかれ he

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妹

マイいもうと younger sister

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年

ネンとし year

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相

ソウショウ minister あい- mutual

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当

トウあてるあたる to hit

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時

ジとき time, occasion

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間

カンケンあいだ interval, between ま space, room

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