言わんとする
いわんとする
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
Meanings
Expression, Suru verb
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 言わんとするいわんとする | 言わんとしますいわんとします |
| Negative | 言わんとしないいわんとしない | 言わんとしませんいわんとしません |
| Past | 言わんとしたいわんとした | 言わんとしましたいわんとしました |
| Past negative | 言わんとしなかったいわんとしなかった | 言わんとしませんでしたいわんとしませんでした |
| Te-form | 言わんとしていわんとして |
|---|---|
| Potential | 言わんとできるいわんとできる |
| Passive | 言わんとされるいわんとされる |
| Causative | 言わんとさせるいわんとさせる |
| Volitional | 言わんとしよういわんとしよう |
| Imperative | 言わんとしろいわんとしろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 言わんとすればいわんとすれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 言わんとしたらいわんとしたら |
Example sentences
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I know what you mean.
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That's just what I was going to say.
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What I mean is this.
私の言わんとすることがわかりますか?
Do you understand me?
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Your meaning is beyond me.
More examples (9)
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I can't understand what he is trying to say.
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I didn't understand what the writer was trying to say.
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I find it difficult to express my meaning in words.
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What she means is reasonable in a certain sense.
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I don't really understand the context or the intended meaning of this sentence.
絶対にこんな言い方しないけど、まぁ、言わんとすることは分かるよ。
I'd never say this, but I can understand the intended meaning.
多くの学生がしゃべっていたため、その教授が言わんとすることを聞くのは難しかった。
With many students chatting, it was difficult to hear what the professor had to say.
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I have no idea what you mean.
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The professor was unable to comprehend what I meant.