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～ている vs. ～る in reported speech

～ている vs. plain past in reported speech — why 言ってた carries more weight than 言った. Example from Jujutsu Kaisen.

そういや 今夜 学校であれのお札 剥がすって言ってた → Oh right, they mentioned something about peeling off that seal tonight at school.

そういや = come to think of it; oh right (casual contraction of そういえば)

今夜 (こんや) = tonight

お札 (おふだ) = talisman; seal; charm

剥がす (はがす) = to peel off; to remove

言ってた = 言っていた (contracted) — past of 言っている

More on ている vs. る: here.

言ってた vs. 言った — what's the difference?

Both are past tense. Both refer to something someone said earlier. But they frame that information differently.

言った treats the act of speaking as a completed past event — someone said something, that's it. It's neutral and factual, focused on the moment of utterance.

言ってた (言っていた) treats the content of what was said as still relevant and active — the information is being carried into the present moment. The speaker isn't just reporting a past event; they're saying "this thing that was said still matters right now."

In this scene, Itadori isn't quoting his friends for the sake of accuracy. He's flagging information that is relevant to what's happening tonight. The ている is what signals that — the content of those words has arrived here, into this conversation, and it matters.

言ってた → the information is still live; it applies now 言った → the act of saying happened; neutral report

If Megumi had asked "what exactly did they say, word for word?" — then 言った would be the natural choice. But Itadori isn't being asked anything. He's volunteering information because it's relevant. That's 言ってた territory.

[iamjapanese]

Jakuchu Ito（伊藤若冲 Japanese, 1716-1800）

Cranes, one of a pair

Ink on paper

[moznohayanie]

これをアップする季節がやってきた！ 桜・梅・桃・杏・李の 見分け&描き分けメモ🌸

以前似たポストした気がしますが、杏と季がある完全版♫

[japanesewords]

かわいすぎて食べれません｜Too pretty to eat

[charlesoberonn]

Japanese can have one syllabic consonant, as a treat.

[goodplan-ipromise]

おはよう、親愛なる友人

[goodplan-ipromise]

How common of a name is Yoshi(ro) in Japan?

I work with a man named Yoshiro now, who goes by Yoshi (for short? to not scare Americans? I don't know). It got me thinking about how Yoshi, of Nintendo fame, and how he has a human name. I'm wondering if Yoshi is named the Japanese equivalent of like, John, and if not, what connotations his name has, and what a western equivalent might be.

Yoshiro is like an older man's name not abnormal I just don't think it's too trendy anymore. A Western equivalent ? Idk maybe Arthur? I didn't think I see too many young Arthurs around.

Any person with Yoshi- inside their name probably goes by Yoshi as a short nick name. My husband shortens his name to just Masa but not to be less foreign or scary. It's just short like Nick from Nicholas

[skaldish]

I think about this a lot.

[computationalcalculator]

may I add also “butt dial” vs “booty call” vs “bottom text”

[clitorius-maximus]

Hand job vs manual labor

[ohgreatblackbunny]

Tags deserved to be seen

[goodplan-ipromise]

My mother in law was nice enough to pic up some of the pokemon Misdo collab donuts for us💛✨

[sometiktoksarevalid]

[highlandvalley]

お母さんの置き書き面白すぎ

[tokidokitokyo]

ネコ3匹には もう夕ごはん やったから

だまされないように

All 3 cats have been given dinner already

so don’t be fooled by them

[sakurabreeze]

Otama-shimai

[1five1two]

Ichijō Narumi. 1877-1911.

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🤎Painted a pet portrait on wood 🤎