彼はただの友達だと言い張った

N5 彼 kare he N3 ただ tada free, only, merely N5 友達 tomodachi friend N1 だと dato if it's the case

N3 彼 hi / kare, kano, ka.no he, that, the N5 友 yuu / tomo friend, ami, amigo N3 達 tatsu, da / -tachi accomplished, reach, arrive N4 言 gen, gon / i.u, koto say, word, dire N1 張 chou / ha.ru, -ha.ri, -ba.ri lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch

N5 〜と to Indicates company, quotation, natural condition, complete list, or direct connection between elements N5 〜の no Indicates possession, relation between nouns, nominal explanation, or turns a verb into a noun phrase N5 〜は wa Marks the topic of the sentence, indicates what the sentence is about, can contrast with another element, organizes main information