Meaning & usage
って is the casual, spoken version of the quotation particle と, marking what someone says or thinks, and it can also topic a noun like は. It follows plain-form sentences, quotes, or nouns, as in テニスウェアって and って言うからね, giving speech a conversational tone.
Example sentences 8
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だからって・・・なにもひっぱたくことないじゃないか。
Even so ... she didn't have to slap me!
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テニスウェアってなんでミニスカートなのかしら？
I wonder why tennis is played in mini-skirts.
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あなたって、なんてきれいなんでしょう！
How beautiful you are!
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「あばたもえくぼ」って言うからね。
They say love is blind.
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「帰ろ」「マックよってかない？」
"Let's head back." "Shall we drop by McDonald's?"
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知らないってどういうこと？！
What do you mean you don't know?!
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セフレが足りないっていうの？
You mean you're short on fuck-buddies?
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音が大きい方が、がしがし仕事してるように見えるという人と、うるさいだけって言う人いますよね。
Of those on the loud side, some people say they look like they're briskly working, while others say that they're just noisy.