How to Say ‘It said; it was written’ in Japanese
とありました
to ari mashi ta
[to ari mashi ta]
💬 Usage Tip: [と] before [ありました] marks the exact content that was written or stated: [カード可とありました] = "it said 'card accepted'." The same pattern works with [書いてありました] too.
Phrase Breakdown
と
to
[to]
that; quote marker
Marks the quoted content of what was written or said.
カード可とありました。
It said cards were accepted.
あり
ari
[ari]
there was; it said
From ある; here it means something was written or stated.
アプリにそうありました。
It said so in the app.
まし
mashi
[mashi]
polite past stem
Part of the polite past ending ました.
カード可とありました。
It said cards were accepted.
た
ta
[ta]
past tense ending
Marks the action or state as past.
カード可とありました。
It said cards were accepted.
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