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be told (that…) / be told to…

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be told (that…) / be told to… Passive form of 言う followed by て, used to connect what someone says to what happens next. It can introduce a statement or an instruction.
JA: 「どうぞ、座って下さい」と言われてから、椅子に座る。
EN: After being told, “Please, have a seat,” I sat down.

その婦人は、以前女優であったと言われていた。

The lady was said to have once been an actress.

父から彼には気をつけろと言われていた。

My father had warned me to be careful around him.

彼は当時病気で入院していたと言われていた。

It was said that he was hospitalized with an illness at the time.

“会いたいと言われて行ったら意識がなくて”

I went because they said they wanted to see me, but they were unconscious.

— 別れる決心 (2022)

「それは何ですか」とお聞きしたら「自分で調べなさい」と言われてしまいました。

When I asked, “What is that?” I was told, “Look it up yourself.”

「どうぞ、座って下さい」と言われてから、椅子に座る。

After being told, “Please, have a seat,” I sit down in the chair.

助けろと言われてお前は何した?

You were told to help—what did you do?

— カンフーハッスル (2004)

彼はよい先生であったと言われています。

It is said that he was a good teacher.

ある偉大な詩人がここに住んでいたと言われていた。

It was said that a great poet had lived here.

私は船で行かず飛行機で行くようにと言われて、その忠告に従った。

I was told to go by plane instead of by ship, so I followed that advice.