で言うsyntax in context


> 最近は「アイデンティティ」とか「コンプライアンス」などのことばも使われている。 **日本語でうまく言えないから、使われるのかもしれない**
> 。しかし、日本語で言えるのに、外来語を使うのは問題だ。例えば、よく「ポリシー」と言う人がいるが、「考え方」とか「やり方」と言ったほうがずっと正確でわかりやすい場合が多い。

I know that 日本語で言える means something along "...you can say it in Japanese". I
just think I'm missing the subject in the bolt sentence and its connection
with the form "で言う", as he changes from potential (言える) to passive (使われる).
This mitigates also to the next sentence, so in total I would interpret this
and the following passage like:

> Since I(?)/people(?) can't say (these words) properly in Japanese, they
> might be used (in Katakana form). But when one can say them in Japanese,
> using foreign words is a problem. For example, there are people that often
> say "policy" but, rather saying "考え方” or "やり方”, is much more accurate and
> easily understood in most cases.




日本語で言える may usually be translated as "I/you/somebody can say it in Japanese,"
but it could also be translated as "It can be said in Japanese." After all, を
changes to が for both passive and potential conjugations (usually).

> 日本語でうまく言えないから、使われるのかもしれない。  
>  Maybe (literally: it can't be known if) they are used because they (the
> words) can't be said well in Japanese.

Then it goes on to say, "However, using foreign/imported words even when they
can be said in Japanese is a problem."




日本語で言える may usually be translated as "I/you/somebody can say it in Japanese,"
but it could also be translated as "It can be said in Japanese." After all, を
changes to が for both passive and potential conjugations (usually).

> 日本語でうまく言えないから、使われるのかもしれない。  
>  Maybe (literally: it can't be known if) they are used because they (the
> words) can't be said well in Japanese.

Then it goes on to say, "However, using foreign/imported words even when they
can be said in Japanese is a problem."

