母(はは) hahaは wa大(だい)丈(じょう)夫(ぶ) daijoubuだ daと to言(い)っ()た() itta。 My mother said she was fine. Literal Mother [topic-は] fine [quotative-だと] said 大丈夫だと言った = 'said (she was) fine.' だ is the plain copula before the quotative と. Minimal reported speech. familyquotative と
母(はは) hahaは wa大(だい)丈(じょう)夫(ぶ) daijoubuだ daと to言(い)っ()た() itta。 My mother said she was fine. Literal Mother [topic-は] fine [quotative-だと] said 大丈夫だと言った = 'said (she was) fine.' だ is the plain copula before the quotative と. Minimal reported speech. familyquotative と