Lesson 14
Standpoint & Evaluation
- 1 〜にしたら ~ni shitara from N's standpoint (a person) One step deeper than 「にとって」— standing in someone's shoes and guessing how they feel.
- 2 〜から見ると ~kara miru to seen from / from the viewpoint of Shows whose eyes or which angle you are judging from — 外国人から見ると (seen through a foreigner's eyes).
- 3 〜からいうと ~kara iu to speaking from (a standpoint) Shows which standpoint you are speaking from — 客の立場からいうと (speaking as a customer).
- 4 〜からすると ~kara suru to judging from Your own guess from signs or evidence — 話し方からすると (judging from the way he talks).
- 5 〜からして ~kara shite even judging from / starting with One small thing gives the whole away — usually in a complaining tone.
- 6 〜上（は） ~jō (wa) in terms of / on (paper, theory, law) On paper, in law, in theory — but reality is another matter.
- 7 〜て当然だ ~te tōzen da it is only natural that You had it coming — 怒られて当然だ (no wonder you got told off).
- 8 〜のももっともだ ~no mo mottomo da no wonder / it is only reasonable that Hearing someone's anger or sadness and siding with them: 'that is only reasonable' — 怒るのももっともだ (no wonder he is angry).
- 9 〜も同然だ ~mo dōzen da as good as / practically Not exactly that, but practically the same — 新品も同然だ (as good as new).
- 10 〜ほうがましだ ~hō ga mashi da better (than the worst) / at least Not good, but better than that — the word for the lesser of two evils.
Lesson check
All 10 forms of this lesson together — pick the right one from its look-alikes, the way the exam does. 6/8 completes the lesson.
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「話し方＿、あの人は関西の出身かもしれない。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:A neutral guess drawn from a clue or evidence.
N + からすると = judging from this evidence (a guess, かもしれない). にしたら puts you in a person's shoes — 話し方 is not a person.
「この計画は無理だ。第一、予算＿足りない。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:'To begin with, starting from this' + criticism.
N + からして = starting with this one thing (the rest is worse), followed by a negative judgement. にしてみれば imagines a person's feelings and cannot take 予算.
「書類の＿正社員だが、実際の仕事はアルバイトと変わらない。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:Paper versus reality — the 上 read じょう.
N + の + 上では (じょう) = on paper, followed by 'but in reality'. 上で (うえで) means 'after carefully doing' (Vた + 上で) — wrong meaning and wrong attachment here.
「この自転車は3回しか乗っていないから、新品＿。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:Not exactly that, but practically the same.
N + も同然だ = as good as. よりましだ would say 'better than new' — the lesser of two evils, which does not fit; で当然だ would mean 'naturally new'.
「給料は安いけれど、仕事がない＿。」— which says 'still better than that'?
💡 Hint:Neither is good, but this one is less bad.
Dictionary form + より(は)ましだ = better than that / at least. も同然だ would say 'as good as having no job' — the opposite of the consolation けれど sets up.
Which sentence is unnatural?
💡 Hint:What alone can come before にしたら?
にしたら attaches only to people (店長にしたら) — never to a thing like 問題. 外国人から見ると can take a person directly, and 健康上 is a proper 上 noun.
Which sentence is unnatural?
💡 Hint:Can a person come directly before からいうと?
からいうと cannot take a person directly — say 私の立場からいうと or 私の考えからいうと. からすると, からして and 表面上 are all fine.
A junior says 'I was late again and the manager yelled at me'. To say 'you had that coming', which form?
💡 Hint:The deserved result of one's own action — the feeling of 当たり前.
Vて + 当然だ = the deserved consequence of one's deeds. もっともだ says another person's feeling or decision is justified (店長が怒るのももっともだ) — not the one being scolded.
Your score: /8