Structure
Verb + にしては
Noun + にしては
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にしては is regularly translated as 'considering (A), (B)', or 'even for (A), (B)', and may be used with both verbs and nouns. Like として, にして is often considered as a stand-alone adverbial particle, despite stemming from several parts.
- 彼は毎日漢字の勉強をしているにしては全然漢字を読めない。For someone that studies kanji every day, he can't read it at all.
- 始めたばかりにしては結構じょうずだね。Considering you have just started, you are considerably good.
- 田舎にしてはコンビニがいっぱいあるね。Considering that this is the countryside, there are many convenience stores.
- あの人は俳優にしてはあまりイケメンじゃない。Considering he is an actor, he is not very attractive.
- 中卒にしては頭がいいけど、大卒の同級生と比べるとそうでもない。Considering that he is a middle school graduate, he is smart, but compared to a college graduate of the same age he is not that smart.
- 新人にしてはよく働くけど、他と比べるとあまり働いていない。For a new worker he works a lot, but compared to others, he doesn't work that much.
Synonyms
割に
Although, Despite, Rather...for, Unexpectedly, Comparatively, Considering
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としては
As a, For a, As for
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に比べて
Compared to, When compared to
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に取って
To, For, Concerning
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からすると・からすれば
Judging from, Considering
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から見ると
From the point of view of, By the look of
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からして
Even..., Judging from, Based on
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Examples
力士にしては結構細いですね。
Considering he is a sumo wrestler, he is quite thin.
彼は10年間日本に住んでいるにしては、全く日本語をしゃべれない。
(Even) considering he has lived in Japan for 10 years, he can't speak a word of Japanese.
田舎にしてはいい方ですよ、うちの家は。
Considering it's in the countryside, my house is decent.
猫にしては大きすぎませんか?
(Even) for a cat, isn't it too big?
うどんにしては随分細い麺だな。
Considering it's udon, these noodles are quite thin.
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にしては – Grammar Discussion
Most Recent Replies (7 in total)
mrnoone
About 2 years ago
@Johnathan-Weir
I have updated the link!Thank you!
HotAirGun
About 1 year ago
I’m kinda confused by this example sentence:
(彼女は)政治家にしてはかなり若いから、少し不安ですね。
Considering (she) is a politician, (she) is quite young, so I am a bit anxious.Why in the last part the doer is “I”, not “she”? It depends on the context, or maybe there is some rule I don’t know?
If there is a sentence likeConsidering she is a politician, she is quite young, so she is a bit anxious
how it would look like in Japanese?
Daru
About 1 year ago
Because it’s being read from a given speakers’ viewpoint. You’re stating that because she’s young, that’s giving you anxiety.
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