〜にとって (~ni totte) — for / from the standpoint of
Whose eyes you are looking through — who the judgment is for.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
Meaning
- 「〜にとって」shows whose viewpoint a judgment comes from: 「私にとって、家族が一番大切だ」= for me, family matters most.
- A person or organisation normally comes in front, and evaluative words like 大切だ, 難しい or 必要だ follow.
How to attach
Before a noun it is 「〜にとっての N」.
Versus what you know
N5It differs from 「〜のために」(for the benefit of): にとって = viewpoint, ために = purpose or benefit.
Watch out
Note that an action cannot follow — 「私にとって勉強します」is wrong.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
私にとって、家族が一番大切だ。
わたしにとって、かぞくがいちばんたいせつだ。
For me, family matters most.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 私 is a noun → attach にとって straight to it → then the judgment 大切だ comes after.
外国人にとって、漢字はとても難しい。
がいこくじんにとって、かんじはとてもむずかしい。
For foreigners, kanji is very hard.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 外国人 is a noun → attach にとって → then the judgment 難しい comes after.
この経験は、私にとってとても大切なものです。
このけいけんは、わたしにとってとてもたいせつなものです。
This experience means a great deal to me.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 私 → attach にとって → then the judgment 大切な comes after → it means 'important in my eyes'.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
「子ども＿、あそびは大切です。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint: In whose eyes is it important?
N + にとって = from that person's standpoint.
Which sentence is wrong?
💡 Hint: An action cannot follow.
A judgment must follow, not an action.
How does it differ from 「〜のために」?
💡 Hint: Which means "for the benefit of"?
にとって = viewpoint; ために = purpose or benefit.
Your score: /3