って

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Japanese

Etymology

Contracted from とて (tote), itself a compound of quotative particle と (to) and conjunctive particle て (te).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • Can be used with a rising intonation to indicate a question.[3]

Particle

って • (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 (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(な)前(まえ)？
    Kore tte nante namae?
    What is this called?

Usage notes

The particle is often contracted to て (te) after an ん (n) 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

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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