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がつんと言う

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word がつんと言う.

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Entry

がつんと言うがつんというExpressionGodan verbFreq #92918
1

to tell a person (something) emphatically; to let a person have it

Examples
俺が日本の総理大臣ならクリントンにガツンと言ってやるのになあ。
If I were prime minister, I'd give Clinton a good talking to.

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7 strokesFrequency 83JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ゲンゴン

Kun

い.うこと

Nanori

とき

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