N Neil2 後輩 Joined 2 Aug 2008 Messages 17 Reaction score 0 14 Feb 2009 #1 In the sentence 人生って大変だね, what does って mean? It doesn't seem to have the usual quote function.
Mikawa Ossan いかんわ！ Ten-year veteran Fifteen-year veteran Twenty-year veteran Joined 17 Sep 2005 Messages 6,017 Reaction score 1,970 14 Feb 2009 #2 I believe this って is short for というのは.
dreamer 後輩 Joined 15 Aug 2003 Messages 2,181 Reaction score 25 14 Feb 2009 #3 As far as I've experienced it, most of the time, って replaces と言う or と聞く. In casual Japanese, it might also (Occasionally) replace は, which I think is the case here.
As far as I've experienced it, most of the time, って replaces と言う or と聞く. In casual Japanese, it might also (Occasionally) replace は, which I think is the case here.
N Neil2 後輩 Joined 2 Aug 2008 Messages 17 Reaction score 0 14 Feb 2009 Thread starter #4 That is the quote function I mentioned and I don't see what purpose it serves in that sentence. I mean, I wouldn't say 今日ってさむいです。 Oh. OK dreamer, just saw your post. Replacing は would make sense. Last edited: 14 Feb 2009
That is the quote function I mentioned and I don't see what purpose it serves in that sentence. I mean, I wouldn't say 今日ってさむいです。 Oh. OK dreamer, just saw your post. Replacing は would make sense.