BackGrammar JLPT Level N3 - Lesson 3
Structure of って:
Sentence topic + って
Details about って:
Although って can be used as a casual quotation marker in Japanese (replacing と), it is also frequently used as a casual topic marker (replacing は). This is something that occurs primarily in spoken language, and will come directly after the sentence topic, in exactly the same way as the adverbial particle は usually would.
- 私って皆に嫌われている？Am I disliked by everyone?
- トマトって野菜なの？フルーツなの？Are tomatoes vegetables? Are they fruits?
って
Usage Notes for って:
Synonyms for って:
なんか・なんて
Such as, Things like, Emphasis
は
As for... (Highlights sentence topic)
といえば
Speaking of, If it were the case that
Example of って
このパスタって美味しいよね。
As for the pasta, it is delicious, don't you think?
あの人って誰？
As for that person, who is it?
先生って優しいね。
As for the teacher, she is nice, don't you think?
日本語の勉強って難しいな。
As for studying Japanese, it is hard.
冬って寒いけど、雪は綺麗だ。
As for winter, it is cold, but snow is pretty.
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