って

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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]

  • IPA(key): [t̚te̞]
    Can be used with a rising intonation to indicate a question.[3]

Particle[edit]

って (rōmaji tte)

  1. 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 (き)ますって。
    Sugu kimasu tte.
    He said he'd come soon. / He said that he'd come soon.
    お母 (かあ)さんに聞 (き)いたら、だめだって。
    Okāsan ni kiitara, dame da tte.
    When I asked my mom, she said no.
  2. used to emphasize a word
    アラビア語 (ご)って、難 (むずか)しくない？
    Arabiago tte, muzukashikunai?
    Arabic, you say? Isn't that difficult?
    これって何 (なん)て名前 (なまえ)？
    Kore tte nante namae?
    What is this called?

Usage notes[edit]

The particle is often contracted to て after an ん sound:[3]

彼 (かれ)が行 (い)かんて言 (い)うんだよ。
Kare ga ikan te iu n da yo.
She says (that) he's not coming!

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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