Time and Place in Reported Speech

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Significado: How time and place expressions change in reporting

转述时时间和地点表达的变化
Cómo cambian las expresiones de tiempo y lugar al reportar
報告する際の時間と場所の表現の変化
간접화법에서 시간과 장소 표현의 변화

When reporting speech, time/place expressions shift: today → that day, tomorrow → the next day, yesterday → the day before, here → there, this → that, now → then.

转述时,时间/地点表达会变化:today → that day, tomorrow → the next day, yesterday → the day before, here → there, this → that, now → then。
Al reportar, las expresiones de tiempo/lugar cambian: today → that day, tomorrow → the next day, yesterday → the day before, here → there, this → that, now → then.
報告する時、時間/場所の表現が変わります:today → that day, tomorrow → the next day, yesterday → the day before, here → there, this → that, now → then。
간접화법으로 바꿀 때 시간/장소 표현이 변합니다: today → that day, tomorrow → the next day, yesterday → the day before, here → there, this → that, now → then.

Ejemplos

  1. I'll call you tomorrow.' → He said he would call me the next day.
    我明天会打电话给你。' → 他说他第二天会打电话给我。
    Te llamaré mañana.' → Dijo que me llamaría al día siguiente.
    明日電話します。' → 彼は翌日電話すると言いました。
    내일 전화할게요.' → 그는 다음 날 전화하겠다고 말했어요.
  2. I saw her yesterday.' → She said she had seen her the day before.
    我昨天见到她了。' → 她说她前一天见到她了。
    La vi ayer.' → Dijo que la había visto el día anterior.
    昨日彼女に会いました。' → 彼女は前日に会ったと言いました。
    어제 그녀를 만났어요.' → 그녀는 전날 그녀를 만났다고 말했어요.
  3. I'm busy now.' → He said he was busy then.
    我现在很忙。' → 他说他那时很忙。
    Estoy ocupado ahora.' → Dijo que estaba ocupado entonces.
    今忙しいです。' → 彼はその時忙しかったと言いました。
    지금 바빠요.' → 그는 그때 바쁘다고 말했어요.
  4. I live here.' → She said she lived there.
    我住在这里。' → 她说她住在那里。
    Vivo aquí.' → Dijo que vivía allí.
    ここに住んでいます。' → 彼女はそこに住んでいると言いました。
    여기 살아요.' → 그녀는 거기에 산다고 말했어요.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: spoken, written, everyday

Tono: reporting

✓ Correcto

  • She said she would come the next day.
    她说她第二天会来。
    Ella dijo que vendría al día siguiente.
    彼女は翌日来ると言いました。
    그녀는 다음 날 오겠다고 말했어요.
  • He mentioned he had been there the week before.
    他提到他前一周去过那里。
    Él mencionó que había estado allí la semana anterior.
    彼は前の週にそこにいたと言いました。
    그는 전 주에 거기 갔었다고 언급했어요.
  • They said they were leaving that afternoon.
    他们说他们那天下午要离开。
    Dijeron que se iban esa tarde.
    彼らはその午後出発すると言いました。
    그들은 그날 오후에 떠난다고 말했어요.
  • He told me he had finished it the previous day.
    他告诉我他前一天完成了。
    Él me dijo que lo había terminado el día anterior.
    彼は前日に終わらせたと言いました。
    그는 전날 그것을 끝냈다고 말해 줬어요.
  • He said he was busy then.
    他说他当时很忙。
    Dijo que estaba ocupado en ese momento.
    彼はそのとき忙しかったと言いました。
    그는 그때 바쁘다고 말했어.

✗ Incorrecto

  • She said she would come tomorrow. (shift to 'the next day' if past)
    She said she would come tomorrow.(过去式时用'the next day')
    She said she would come tomorrow. (cambiar a 'the next day' en pasado)
    She said she would come tomorrow.(過去形なら「the next day」に変える)
    She said she would come tomorrow.(과거형이면 'the next day'로 바꿔야 함)
  • He said he is busy now. (shift to 'was busy then')
    He said he is busy now.(用'was busy then')
    He said he is busy now. (cambiar a 'was busy then')
    He said he is busy now.(「was busy then」に変える)
    He said he is busy now.('was busy then'으로 바꿔야 함)

Origen e historia

Deictic shift in reporting

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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