〜に言わせれば (~ni iwasereba) — if you ask ~ / in ~'s view

Whatever others say, 'if you ask me (or them), it's like this' — putting forward someone's strong, personal opinion.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

N（人） + に言わせれば、…

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

When to use it

Everyone at the office is praising the new app: 'So easy!' But to you it is just a hassle.
You say: 'If you ask me, this app is hard to use.' — 「私に言わせれば…」

Meaning

「〜に言わせれば」= setting out your own clear opinion firmly, against what others say.
It is the verdict or assessment that person would actually state — often different from the common view, and a bit blunt.
What follows is an opinion or assessment (〜だ・〜にすぎない・〜そうだ), often after a contrasting 「みんなは〜と言うが」.

How to attach

A noun for a person + 「に言わせれば」: 私・父・専門家・ベテランの先輩
「から言わせれば」is also said.

Versus what you know

N2「〜にしてみれば・にしたら」describes how someone feels from where they stand.
N3Don't mix it up with 「〜によると」: that is just the source of news or information.

Watch out

The noun must be a person: you cannot say 「天気予報に言わせれば」.

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

みんなは便利だと言うが、私に言わせれば、このアプリは使いにくい。

みんなはべんりだというが、わたしにいわせれば、このアプリはつかいにくい。

Everyone says it's handy, but if you ask me, this app is hard to use.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) みんなは便利だと言うが = everyone's opinion (the opposite one) → 私 = me → 「に言わせれば」 = if you ask me → then my clear opinion: 使いにくい = hard to use.

祖母に言わせれば、今の若者は苦労を知らないそうだ。

そぼにいわせれば、いまのわかものはくろうをしらないそうだ。

According to my grandmother, young people today don't know what hardship is.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 祖母 = grandmother (a person) → 「に言わせれば」 = if you ask her → then her harsh opinion: 若者は苦労を知らない → since it's someone else's opinion, 「そうだ」 ('she says') is added.

専門家に言わせれば、この地域でも大きな地震はいつ起きてもおかしくない。

せんもんかにいわせれば、このちいきでもおおきなじしんはいつおきてもおかしくない。

In the experts' view, a big earthquake could strike this area too at any time.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 専門家 = experts (people) → 「に言わせれば」 = in their view → then the assessment: いつ起きてもおかしくない = it wouldn't be strange if it happened at any time.

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

「彼は天才だと言われているが、私＿＿＿、ただの努力家だ。」— fill the blank.

💡 Hint: Your own strong opinion, against what others think.