こう言いました

said this

→ こう

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said this Often introduces the words someone said, with the quote following.

JA: 先生はこう言いました。「毎日少しずつ練習しましょう。」

EN: The teacher said this: “Let’s practice a little every day.”

But you said this, senpai: “Murder is like smoking—it’s only hard the first time.”

— 別れる決心 (2022)

I said this.

— ウィキッドふたりの魔女 (2024)