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AUDIO 447 | GRAMMAR II - 20.05 : Name, to iu Item
 
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Name という Item Name, to iu Item
  When you want to talk about a person or a thing that goes by a certain name,
but if you believe the person you are talking with is not familiar with it, you can use the following pattern.

 (name) という - to iu (item)

(item) called "(name)"
   
ポチという犬を飼っていました。

I used to have a dog named Pochi.

pochi, to iu inu-o, katte imashita.

  
「花」という歌を歌いました。 She sang a song called "Flower".
 "hana" to iu uta-o utaimashita.