How do you say "to assert" in Japanese?

“To assert” in Japanese

Short answer

言い立てる iitateru いーたてる

To assert in Japanese is “言い立てる” (iitateru). Full meaning: to assert, to declare, to claim, to state, to insist, to maintain; to list (one by one), to enumerate, to count off; to spread rumours (rumors), to go on and on (about).

Other ways to say “To assert” in Japanese

言い張る iiharu to insist, to assert, to be obstinate in saying 言い切る iikiru to declare, to assert, to state definitively; to finish saying, to say it all, to finish one's sentence 言い放つ iihanatsu to declare, to assert, to say bluntly, to say straight out 言立る iitateru to assert, to declare, to claim, to state, to insist, to maintain; to list (one by one), to enumerate, to count off; to spread rumours (rumors), to go on and on (about) 言立てる iitateru to assert, to declare, to claim, to state, to insist, to maintain; to list (one by one), to enumerate, to count off; to spread rumours (rumors), to go on and on (about) いいたてる iitateru to assert, to declare, to claim, to state, to insist, to maintain; to list (one by one), to enumerate, to count off; to spread rumours (rumors), to go on and on (about) 言ひ立てる iitateru to assert, to declare, to claim, to state, to insist, to maintain; to list (one by one), to enumerate, to count off; to spread rumours (rumors), to go on and on (about) 言いたてる iitateru to assert, to declare, to claim, to state, to insist, to maintain; to list (one by one), to enumerate, to count off; to spread rumours (rumors), to go on and on (about) いい立てる iitateru to assert, to declare, to claim, to state, to insist, to maintain; to list (one by one), to enumerate, to count off; to spread rumours (rumors), to go on and on (about) 云ひ立てる iitateru to assert, to declare, to claim, to state, to insist, to maintain; to list (one by one), to enumerate, to count off; to spread rumours (rumors), to go on and on (about) 云放つ iihanatsu to declare, to assert, to say bluntly, to say straight out

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