GRAMMAR DETAIL
に関する
Attaches to a noun to show that the following noun concerns that subject.
Examples
新制度に関する説明会が来週開かれる。
An information session about the new system will be held next week.
Words used
環境に関する本を図書館で借りた。
I borrowed a book about the environment from the library.
Words used
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
に関するmodifies a following noun by identifying the preceding noun as its topic. - Basic usage:
環境に関する本を図書館で借りた。means borrowing a book that deals with the environment.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Modifying a noun versus a verb
- Use
に関するto modify a noun, as in環境に関する本. To describe explaining something on that topic, connect withに関して, as in環境に関して説明する.
- Use