のたまう
Frequency rank: 19,310. – 19,383.
- to say; to be pleased to sayword usually written using kana alonehonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) languageoriginally respectful language; nowadays oft. used sarcastically
Godan verb with 'u' ending; transitive verb
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1. わたくし私のゆうじん友人にだいがく大学をそつぎょう卒業してりっぱ立派なかんり官吏となっておるもの者がある。あるときある時このひとこの人がわたくし私にのたまう曰うに、ぼく僕はがっこう学校に於てきょう教ったことはなん何もやくにたたなかった役に立たなかった、しかしすこし少しばかりまなんだ学んだてつがく哲学がぼく僕にひじょう非常なりえき利益をあたえた与えたと。
I have one of my friends who graduated from university and became a fine public servant. Once he told me that what he had learned from school had been useless. However, what little philosophy he had learned proved to be of great benefit.