って
See also: つて
Contents
Japanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Contracted from とて, itself a compound of quotative particle と (to) and conjunctive particle て (te).[1][2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Particle[edit]
って (rōmaji tte)
- he/she/I/they/we said: a type of verbal quotation mark used for direct and indirect quotes, also similar to that when used as a coordinating conjunction
- すぐ来ますって。
- Sugu kimasu tte.
- He said he'd come soon. / He said that he'd come soon.
- お母さんに聞いたら、だめだって。
- Okāsan ni kiitara, dame da tte.
- When I asked my mom, she said no.
- すぐ来ますって。
- used to emphasize a word
- アラビア語って、難しくない?
- Arabiago tte, muzukashikunai?
- Arabic, you say? Isn't that difficult?
- これって何て名前?
- Kore tte nante namae?
- What is this called?
- アラビア語って、難しくない?
Usage notes[edit]
The particle is often contracted to て after an ん sound:[3]
- 彼が行かんて言うんだよ。
- Kare ga ikan te iu n da yo.
- She says (that) he's not coming!
See also[edit]
- ってば (tteba)