Reported Speech

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B1Reported speech with verbs like dire, demander, répondre. Changes: que for statements, si for yes/no questions, question words remain. Tense shifts apply.

німецькаIndirekte Rede (Konjunktiv I)

B1Basic reported speech using Konjunktiv I: er sei, er habe, er komme. Formal register.

японська間接話法

C1Reporting speech with tense/perspective shifts: ということだ (it is said that), とのことだ (according to), と伝えられている (it is reported). Distinguishing hearsay sources.

китайська间接引语

B2Reporting speech: 说 (say), 告诉 (tell), 问 (ask), 觉得/认为 (think). No tense shift like English. Direct quotes use colon and quotation marks.

корейська완전 화계 체계

C2All seven speech levels: 하십시오체, 해요체, 하오체, 하게체, 해체, 해라체, and their appropriate contexts. Historical and modern usage.

гіндіकथित कथन (परोक्ष कथन विस्तार)

B2Advanced reported speech: question reporting (पूछा कि), command reporting (कहा कि...ओ/इए), tense considerations, and direct-to-indirect shifts.

російськаКосвенная речь

B1Indirect speech with что (that), чтобы (in order to/that), ли (whether). No tense shift rule. Pronouns and time expressions may change. Question words stay same.

грецькаΠλάγιος Λόγος

B2Reported speech with ότι/πως (that), αν (if/whether). Greek often keeps original tense in indirect speech.

румунськаVorbirea Indirectă

B2Indirect discourse with appropriate tense and pronoun shifts. Uses 'că' (that), 'dacă' (if/whether), 'să' (to) after reporting verbs.

угорськаFüggő Beszéd

B2Indirect discourse with hogy (that) conjunction. No tense shift in Hungarian reported speech, unlike English.

тайськаคำพูดรายงานขั้นสูง

B2Complex reported speech: indirect questions, embedded commands, various speech verbs: ยอมรับ (admit), ปฏิเสธ (deny), ยืนยัน (confirm), เสนอ (propose).

вʼєтнамськаLời Nói Gián Tiếp Nâng Cao

B2Complex reported speech: indirect questions, embedded commands, reporting with various speech verbs (thừa nhận, phủ nhận, khẳng định, gợi ý).

індонезійськаKalimat Laporan Lanjutan

B2Complex reported speech: indirect questions, embedded commands, various speech verbs: mengakui (admit), menyangkal (deny), menegaskan (confirm), menyarankan (suggest).

суахіліUsemi wa Taarifa

B2Indirect speech introduced by kwamba/kuwa (that). Tense shifts from direct speech: -na- may become -li- or remain. Verbs of saying: alisema (said), aliambia (told), alidai (claimed).

перськаنقل قول

B2Direct and indirect reported speech using گفت ke (said that). Tense backshifting occurs in formal register. Colloquial often preserves original tense. Uses verbs like گفتن, پرسیدن, جواب دادن.

філіппінськаDi-tuwirang Pagsasalita (Daw/Raw)

B1Reported speech uses daw/raw (hearsay particle, 'they say/it is said'). Daw follows consonants, raw follows vowels. Also uses sabi (said) constructions.

урдуبالواسطہ بیان

B2Indirect speech uses کہ ke (that) after verbs of saying. Tense may shift. Pronouns adjust. Direct quotation common in Urdu. Verbs: کہنا kahnā (say), پوچھنا pūchnā (ask), بتانا batānā (tell).

йорубаỌ̀rọ̀ Àròyé

B2Indirect speech uses pé (that) or kí (that, for commands): Ó sọ pé ó máa wá (He said that he would come). Direct speech is also common and introduced by pé without tense shifts.

ірландськаCaint Indíreach

B2Reported speech with tense shifting: Dúirt sé go raibh sé tuirseach (He said he was tired). Questions reported with 'an/ar', commands with 'go/gan'. Complex backshift patterns.

валлійськаAraith Anuniongyrchol

B2Indirect speech using 'dweud/dywedyd bod' with tense backshift. Direct quotes are restructured using noun clauses with 'bod' or 'y/yr' for inflected forms.

баскськаZehar Estiloa

B2Indirect speech uses the suffix '-la' on the verb and may require tense shifts. 'Esan du etorriko dela' (He/She said that he/she will come). Omen/ei (reportedly) for hearsay.

маоріKōrero Tuku

B2Direct quotation with 'ka mea' (said) or 'ka kī' (said). Indirect speech: 'I kī ia kia haere' (He/She said to go). No systematic tense shifting; context and particles guide meaning.

гавайськаʻŌlelo Hoʻohālua

B2Direct quotation with 'wahi a' (says/said) or 'penei/pēlā' (thus). Indirect speech patterns: 'Ua ʻōlelo ʻo ia...' No systematic tense shifting as in English.

кантонська間接引述

B2Reporting what others said using 話 waa6 (say/said). Direct quotation uses 話 + quoted speech. Indirect reporting may shift pronouns but not tense (no tense inflection in Cantonese).

каталонськаEstil Indirecte

B2Indirect speech with tense backshift: present→imperfect, periphrastic past→pluperfect, future→conditional. Pronoun and time reference changes. Introduced by 'que' after verbs of saying.

англійськаReported Statements

B1Reporting what someone said. Tense backshift: present→past, past→past perfect, will→would. Say/tell. Pronoun and time changes.

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