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お酒は、ほろ酔いのうちが最高だと言われる。

It's said that alcohol is the best while tipsy.

there is a だ placed before the end of a sentence. I was under the impression that だ can only be placed at the end of the sentence (excluding sentence ending particles), or else it must take its な form. Is this not the case?

George
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Quotative と uses the 終止形 and not the 連体形. This is one of the few instances where they're different in modern Japanese. Surely you've seen だと思う?

Angelos
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  • Thanks for your answer. It's possible/probable I've seen it, but for some reason have never noticed it in the 終止形 form until now. – George Jan 02 '23 at 22:12