<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='7'>アイスクリーム</span><strong>だって</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='932'>薬（くすり）</span>になる。食（た）べ過（す）ぎなければ。

<span class='name-highlight'>めがねちゃん</span>：「<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='170'>どうして</span> 遅（おく）れたの？」<br /> <span class='name-highlight'>ヤンキーくん</span>：「<strong><strong>だって</strong></strong>、 <span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='511'>家（いえ）</span>の手伝（てつだ）いをしなきゃいけなかった<span class='chui'>んだ</span>。」

「<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='564'>彼（かれ）</span>は競馬（けいば）に行（い）ったらしい。」<br />「競馬（けいば）<strong><strong>だって</strong></strong>？また<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='62'>お金（かね）</span>を<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='365'>全部（ぜんぶ）</span>失（うしな）う<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='78'>よ</span>。」

<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='11' data-vocab-id='149'>それ</span>は恋（こい）<strong>だって</strong>。表情（ひょうじょう）を見（み）れば<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='26' data-vocab-id='387'>分（わ）かります</span>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='849'>私（わたし）</span>達（たち）は出（で）かけなかった。<strong><strong>だって</strong></strong><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='24' data-vocab-id='586'>悪（わる）い</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='484'>天気（てんき）</span>だった<span class='chui'>から</span>。

父親（ちちおや）<strong>だって</strong>、たまには<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='247'>一人（ひとり）で</span>のんびりしたいときも<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='676'>ある</span>。

<strong>だって</strong>、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='364'>全然（ぜんぜん）</span>知（し）らないんだ<span class='chui'>もん</span>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='564'>彼（かれ）</span><strong>だって</strong>落（お）ち込（こ）むことも<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='676'>ある</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='78'>よ</span>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='673'>月（つき）</span>に<strong>だって</strong>行（い）けるかもしれない。

全員（ぜんいん）合格（ごうかく）<strong>だって</strong><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='78'>よ</span>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='305'>今（いま）</span>から体育（たいいく）<strong>なん</strong><strong>だって</strong>。

「たけし<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='113'>さん</span>、海外旅行（かいがいりょこう）<strong>だって</strong>？」

Using 「って」 or 「て」 for 「という」

<div class='writeup-body'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='452'>だって</span> is a colloquial combination of the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='助動詞・じょどうし'>auxiliary verb</span> <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='1'>だ</span>, and the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='副助詞・ふくじょし'>adverbial particle</span> とて in Japanese (a combination of the particles と, and て). It has a wide range of uses, but primarily exclaims that something is the 'premise' for whatever has been said, or will be said next. This 'exclamation' is usually translated as 'I heard', 'cause', 'but', or 'even if'. The meaning that will be conveyed is determined primarily by where <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='452'>だって</span> appears in a sentence.<br>When placed at the beginning of a sentence, <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='452'>だって</span> highlights the speaker's (usually) displeasure about something that has just been said, before following it with an explanation or counterpoint. This <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='452'>だって</span> is quite similar to <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='88'>でも</span>.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>え〜行（い）き<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='59'>た</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='873'>くない</span>よ。<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='452'>だって</span>、俺（おれ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>元（もと）カノも誘（さそ）ったん<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='9'>でしょう</span>？</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Awwww maaaan I don't want to go. It's because you also invited my ex-girlfriend, right?</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='452'>だって</span>、サメ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='131'>とか</span>怖（こわ）いもん。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>It's because I'm afraid of things like sharks.</div></li></ul>At the end of a sentence, <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='452'>だって</span> is used to express hearsay, in a similar way to 'I heard that', or 'it was said that', in English. In these cases it will be preceded by なん. なんだって always appears after a noun, or a phrase that has been nominalized (with の or こと).<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>レム<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>実家（じっか）は農家（のうか）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='452'>なんだって</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I heard that Rems' family owns a farm.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>キリコは<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='643'>明日（あした）</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='52'>から</span>一週間（いっしゅうかん）休（やす）み<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='452'>なんだって</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I hear that Kiriko will be on break for a week starting tomorrow.</div></li></ul><div class='writeup-caution'><div class='caution-header'>Caution</div>When used directly after a noun, だって has a similar nuance to the だって that appears at the beginning of sentences (emphasizing what has come before it, in order to explain further). This comes across as <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='88'>でも</span>, and may not be used with なん.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>俺（おれ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='452'>だって</span>行（い）き<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='59'>た</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='873'>くない</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='78'>よ。</span></div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Even I don't want to go.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='369'>そんな</span>こと言（い）っ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='102'>たら</span>、誰（だれ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='452'>だって</span>傷（きず）つく<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='78'>よ。</span></div><div class='writeup-example--english'>If you say something like that, anyone would get hurt.</div></li></ul></div><div class='writeup-funfact'><div class='funfact-header'>Fun Fact</div>The <span class='info-highlight' data-term='副助詞・ふくじょし'>adverbial particle</span> とて itself is an abbreviation of expressions like と言（い）って, and と思（おも）って. だとて (the full construction) may also be used, but is almost always replaced by だって, as it is far easier to say.</div><div class='writeup-funfact'><div class='funfact-header'>Fun Fact</div>When used at the beginning of a sentence, もん or もの will often come at the end of that sentence, in order to strengthen the opinion given by the speaker. This is more commonly used by women and children.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>私（わたし）も<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='369'>そんな</span>もの食（た）べ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='59'>た</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='873'>くない</span>よ。<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='452'>だって</span>、不味（まず）いもん。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I also don't want to eat something like that. It's because it tastes bad.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>今日（きょう）は家（いえ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='52'>から</span>出（で）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='51'>ません</span>。<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='452'>だって</span>、今日（きょう）は暑（あつ）いもの。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I am not going to leave my house today. Cause it is hot today.</div></li></ul></div></div>

Grammar Info

だって

I heard/was said・because/cause・but・even/also・even if/even though