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Lesson 54: ～って

Usage 1:

Noun + って + Noun

Meaning of Usage 1:

「～って」means “Somebody/Something named…”.
The formal way is 「～という」.

Examples of Usage 1:

田た中なかさんって人ひとから電でん話わが来きた。
There was a phone call from someone named Tanaka.
 
田た中なかさんという人ひとから電でん話わが来きた。
There was a phone call from someone named Tanaka.

Usage 2:

Noun + って
Sentence + って

Meaning of Usage 2:

It’s used to express the theme you are going to say.

Examples of Usage 2:

田た中なかさんってどうな人ひと？
What is Mr.Tanaka like?
 
彼かれは日に本ほんから帰かえってきたって、本当ほんとうですか？
Is it true that he came back from Japan?

Usage 3:

Sentence + って

Meaning of Usage 3:

「Sentence + って」means “I heard that…”.

Examples of Usage 3:

彼かれは試し験けんに落おちたって。
I heard that he failed the exam.
 
彼女かのじょは留学生りゅうがくせいだって。
I heard that she is an international student.

Usage 4:

Sentence + って + 言いう/思おもう/書かく/聞きく

Meaning of Usage 4:

It’s used to express that you quote something.

Examples of Usage 4:

立たち入いり禁きん止しって書かいてある。
It is written that Keep Out.
 
今日きょうは授業じゅぎょうがないって誰だれかが言いった。
Someone said that we had no school today.
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