Grammar Info
N3 Lesson 1: 9/22

って
as for, speaking of, casual は, sentence topic marker

Used primarily in spoken language

Structure
Sentence topic + って
Structure Legend  
Details
Register Standard
使用域 一般
Information
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 副助詞（ふくじょし） (adverbial particle) は usually would.
  • 私（わたし）って皆（みんな）に嫌（きら）われている？
    Am I disliked by everyone?
  • トマトって野菜（やさい）なの？フルーツなの？
    Are tomatoes vegetables? Are they fruits?
Slow Male
Hide All
Hide Japanese
Hide English
このパスタって美味（おい）しいよね。
As for the pasta, it is delicious, don't you think?
[casual topic marker]
Play  
  • Copy Japanese
    • あの人（ひと）って誰（だれ）？
    As for that person, who is it?
    [casual topic marker]
    Play  
  • Copy Japanese
    • 先生（せんせい）って優（やさ）しいね。
    As for the teacher, she is nice, don't you think?
    [casual topic marker]
    Play  
  • Copy Japanese
    • Sign up to add custom sentences!
    Online
    Direct and Indirect Speech
    Maggie Sensei
    Difference between が and って
    Japanese Stack Exchange
    Using 「って」 as a casual version of 「と」
    Tae Kim
    Books
    Tobira
    Page 21
    [DBJG] A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar
    Page 507
    Tae Kim's Japanese Grammar Guide
    Page 157
    Your Progress