〜と言われています~to iwarete imasu
To iwarete imasu (〜と言われています) means “widely reported saying”.
It is said that good things will happen when you look at the moon.
Use 「〜と言われています」 to report a widely shared saying without naming its source.
In the course
How it works
Everyone in the picture is saying the same thing. Use this pattern to report a saying that is widely shared.
When sharing a folk legend or a widely held view, you do not need to say exactly who said it.
Use the plain form before 「と」. The picture uses 「ある」, not 「あります」.
This only reports a saying that circulates; the speaker does not guarantee that it will happen.
In the moon and food examples, the first 「と」 marks a condition; the second marks the content of the reported saying.
Example sentences
- 月tsukiをo見るmiruと、to、いいiiことkotoがgaあるaruとto言われiwareてteいます。imasu。
In a conversation
- A満月の夜にお祈りをすると、願いが叶うと言われていますよ。
A: It is said that if you make a wish on the night of a full moon, your wish will come true.
Check yourself
Level 1 · Recognise
Which sentence is correct?
Level 1 · Recognise
Listen and choose the meaning
Level 2 · Build
Put the words in order
It is said that if you look at the moon, something good will happen.
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
月を見ると、いいことがある____。
It is said that good things will happen when you look at the moon.
More grammar in this theme
- 〜と言われていますwidely reported saying