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Is "だって" in this phrase part of the expression "...だって言う..." or does it have a different meaning?? , the phrase is "先生が簡単だって!"
I don't know if the 言う can be implied or it has to always be written
Is "だって" in this phrase part of the expression "...だって言う..." or does it have a different meaning?? , the phrase is "先生が簡単だって!"
I don't know if the 言う can be implied or it has to always be written
I don't know if the 言う can be implied or it has to always be written
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Yes, they are the same.
You can omit 言う in colloquial conversation.
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だって is originally であると
先生は簡単であると言っていた(written, spoken)
→先生は簡単だって言っていた(spoken)
→先生は簡単だって言ってた(spoken)
→先生は簡単だって(spoken)

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