Verb dictionary/ない form + ように言う

[Indirect Command/Request]

Connection: Verb dictionary form/ない form + ように言う

This grammar is used to report that someone told or asked another person to do (or not to do) something. It conveys indirect commands or requests.

Formation:

• Affirmative: Verb dictionary form + ように言う
  • 宿題をする + ように言う → 宿題をするように言う (tell to do homework)
• Negative: Verb ない form + ように言う
  • 行かない + ように言う → 行かないように言う (tell not to go)

Comparison with similar grammar:

• てくれと言う: Direct quote command ("He said 'Please do~'") - more direct
• ように頼む: Ask/request someone to do (similar but focuses on requesting)
• ように伝える: Convey/relay the message to do

Examples: 先生は学生に宿題をするように言った。(The teacher told the students to do their homework.) 母は私に夜遅く帰らないように言いました。(My mother told me not to come home late at night.) 医者は父にタバコを吸わないように言った。(The doctor told my father not to smoke.)