GRAMMAR DETAIL
〜にとって
Identifies the person or group's perspective from which an evaluation holds true.
Examples
留学生にとって、地域の支援は心強い。
For international students, support from the local community is reassuring.
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子どもにとって、遊ぶ時間は大切だ。
For children, time to play is important.
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私にとって家族との時間が一番大切です。
For me, time with my family is the most important thing.
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: After a person or group,
にとってestablishes the standpoint from which importance, value, difficulty, or another quality is evaluated. - Basic usage:
留学生にとって、地域の支援は心強い。evaluates community support as reassuring from international students' standpoint.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- An evaluator's standpoint versus an action's recipient
新人にとって難しい説明is an explanation difficult from a newcomer's standpoint, whereas新人に説明するis the act of explaining to a newcomer. An evaluative standard and a recipient have different grammatical roles even when a translation uses a similar preposition.