言葉で暗示してる (kotoba de anjishiteru) - hinting with words
Grammar & Usage
How it works
This phrase combines the noun 言葉 (kotoba, 'words') with the instrumental particle で (de, 'by means of') and the continuous verb 暗示してる (anji shiteru). The verb is a colloquial contraction of 暗示している (anji shite iru), the progressive/continuous form of the suru-verb 暗示する (anji suru, 'to hint/imply'). It is used to describe someone subtly conveying a message verbally without stating it outright.
Sample sentences
直接言わないけど、言葉で暗示してるよね。
He doesn't say it directly, but he's hinting at it with his words, isn't he?
彼女は何気ない言葉で本当の気持ちを暗示してる。
She is hinting at her true feelings through casual words.
その小説の結末は、序盤の登場人物の言葉で暗示してるよ。
The novel's ending is hinted at through the character's words in the early chapters.
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Example
直接言わないけど、言葉で暗示してるよね。
He doesn't say it directly, but he's hinting at it with his words, isn't he?
彼女は何気ない言葉で本当の気持ちを暗示してる。
She is hinting at her true feelings through casual words.
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