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Noun + で言うと
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About で言うと
でいうと is an expression in Japanese that is commonly used to ask questions, or to give information about how one thing corresponds with another. It is a combination of the case marking particle で meaning 'with', and 言うと meaning 'if said', or 'if we say'.
This structure will be seen after nouns, and can be translated as 'if said with (A), (B)'.
でいうと will often be seen in sentences with に当たる 'to be equivalent to', another common grammar structure used for drawing connections between things.
Fun Fact
一言で言うと is a set expression that means 'to put it in a word', 'in short', or 'to sum up'.
- 一言で言うと彼とはもう会わないことにした。To sum it up, I have decided to never see him again.
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統計で言うと、客の70%が観光客だ。
According to statistics, 70% of customers are tourists. (speaking of)
西暦の２０１９年は、令和で言うと元年に当たります。
The year 2019, on the western calendar, corresponds to the first year of Reiwa. [in terms of]
この年をとっていそうな猫は人間の年齢で言うと８４歳ぐらいです。
This old-looking cat is about 84 years old in human years. (in terms of)
つまり、「hmmm」は日本語で言うと「うーん」に当たります。
To sum up, 'Hmm' corresponds to 'うーん' in Japanese. (in terms of)
わかりやすい言葉で言うと俺は上司だが、君は部下だ。
To put it in simple words, I am the superior and you are the subordinate. (in terms of)
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