～ようにいう

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The ～ようにいう pattern combines 「(verb)ように」 ("to do something in X way"), with 「言いう」 ("to say"), to form a so-called indirect imperative. 〜ように言いう can be used to form statements in which someone is told to do something or to do something in a certain way.

～ようにいう can be paired with casual form verbs, in the affirmative or negative, and 言いう can be further conjugated as well.

E.g. 食たべるように言いう。 "To tell (someone) to eat."

E.g. 食たべないように言いった。 "To have told (someone) to not eat."

～ように can also form an indirect imperative with verbs such as 頼たのむ ("to ask a favor"), お願ねがいする ("to request"), and 注意ちゅういする ("to caution").

Summary

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  ～ように言いう means "to tell someone to do X"

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  ～ように言いう is an indirect imperative

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  ～ように言いう follows casual form verbs in the affirmative or negative