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GRAMMAR DETAIL

~に対して

N4

toward · in response to

Marks the person or thing toward which an action, response, or attitude is directed.

Examples

3

Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: Attach に対して(にたいして) to a noun to mark the target of an action or attitude.
  • Basic usage: 会社は利用者の意見に対して回答しました。 presents users' feedback as what the company responded to.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • A response target and a topic
    • 意見に対して答える responds to an opinion, while 意見について話す makes it a topic of discussion. に対して and について have different focuses.
  • The form before a noun
    • 質問に対して答える connects to a verb, while 質問に対する答え modifies the noun 答え. Use に対する for noun modification.

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