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jmdict 2136030 Active (id: 2069667)
と言うと
というと
1. [exp] [uk]
▶ when it comes to ...
▶ if one were to speak of ...
▶ when one hears ...
2. [exp,conj] [uk]
《sometimes in sentence-initial position》
▶ by ... you mean ...
▶ when you say ... you mean that ...
▶ so that means
3. [exp] [uk]
《indicates that what follows is inevitable》
▶ whenever ...
▶ if it's ... then (without fail)



History:
5. A 2020-05-21 06:59:26  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2020-05-16 23:04:19  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, daij, 日本語表現文型辞典
  Comments:
Added sense. Daijs has four but I think that's excessive.
  Diff:
@@ -11,3 +11 @@
-<pos>&conj;</pos>
-<xref type="see" seq="1587040">言う・1</xref>
-<xref type="see" seq="1587040">言う・2</xref>
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
@@ -15,4 +13,3 @@
-<s_inf>used to indicate the inevitability of what follows it (based on what precedes it)</s_inf>
-<gloss>if one were to speak of ..., then certainly</gloss>
-<gloss>if it were the case that ..., then certainly</gloss>
-<gloss>if it were a ..., then certainly</gloss>
+<gloss>when it comes to ...</gloss>
+<gloss>if one were to speak of ...</gloss>
+<gloss>when one hears ...</gloss>
@@ -20,0 +18 @@
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
@@ -22 +20,4 @@
-<s_inf>when used in sentence-initial position</s_inf>
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
+<s_inf>sometimes in sentence-initial position</s_inf>
+<gloss>by ... you mean ...</gloss>
+<gloss>when you say ... you mean that ...</gloss>
@@ -24,0 +26,7 @@
+<sense>
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
+<s_inf>indicates that what follows is inevitable</s_inf>
+<gloss>whenever ...</gloss>
+<gloss>if it's ... then (without fail)</gloss>
+</sense>
3. A 2020-05-15 20:52:18  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2020-05-15 01:38:26  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -14,2 +13,0 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1587040">言う・1</xref>
-<xref type="see" seq="1587040">言う・2</xref>
@@ -16,0 +15 @@
+<s_inf>used to indicate the inevitability of what follows it (based on what precedes it)</s_inf>
@@ -20 +18,0 @@
-<gloss>phrase used to indicate the inevitability of what follows it (based on what precedes it)</gloss>
@@ -24 +22,2 @@
-<gloss>so that means (when used in sentence-initial position)</gloss>
+<s_inf>when used in sentence-initial position</s_inf>
+<gloss>so that means</gloss>
1. A 2007-01-21 00:00:00 
  Comments:
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