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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

〜にすれば / 〜にしたら

N2
ni sureba / ni shitara

from the standpoint of; for (someone), (it would seem)

Formation

Noun + にすれば / Noun + にしたら

Chinese meanings

从……立场看

Chinese formation

名词+にすれば/にしたら

Chinese usage

设想从某人的处境看会有怎样的感受。

Chinese notes

常强调该人的感受或意见。

Examples

  • 子こどもにすれば、親おやの小こ言ごとはうるさいだけなのだろう。
    From a child's point of view, parents' nagging is probably just annoying.
    对孩子来说,父母的唠叨大概只是烦人吧。
  • 毎まい日にち遅おそくまで残ざん業ぎょうさせられる社しゃ員いんにしたら、たまったものではない。
    For employees made to work late every day, it's unbearable.
    对每天被迫加班到很晚的员工来说,实在受不了。

Notes

Imagines how things feel from another person's position (usually not the speaker's). Unlike 〜にとって, it focuses on that person's feelings or opinion.

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('ni-sureba-ni-shitara');
{
  "id": "ni-sureba-ni-shitara",
  "pattern": "〜にすれば / 〜にしたら",
  "romaji": "ni sureba / ni shitara",
  "level": "N2",
  "meaning": "from the standpoint of; for (someone), (it would seem)",
  "formation": "Noun + にすれば / Noun + にしたら",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "子どもにすれば、親の小言はうるさいだけなのだろう。",
      "furigana": "{子|こ}どもにすれば、{親|おや}の{小言|こごと}はうるさいだけなのだろう。",
      "en": "From a child's point of view, parents' nagging is probably just annoying."
    },
    {
      "ja": "毎日遅くまで残業させられる社員にしたら、たまったものではない。",
      "furigana": "{毎日|まいにち}{遅|おそ}くまで{残業|ざんぎょう}させられる{社員|しゃいん}にしたら、たまったものではない。",
      "en": "For employees made to work late every day, it's unbearable."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "standpoint"
  ],
  "notes": "Imagines how things feel from another person's position (usually not the speaker's). Unlike 〜にとって, it focuses on that person's feelings or opinion.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "473a77cee358368baa29bdcdb87757bba58921fc156cf4e83578a0b368f8735c",
    "meanings": [
      "从……立场看"
    ],
    "formation": "名词+にすれば/にしたら",
    "explanation": "设想从某人的处境看会有怎样的感受。",
    "notes": "常强调该人的感受或意见。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "子どもにすれば、親の小言はうるさいだけなのだろう。",
        "zh": "对孩子来说,父母的唠叨大概只是烦人吧。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "毎日遅くまで残業させられる社員にしたら、たまったものではない。",
        "zh": "对每天被迫加班到很晚的员工来说,实在受不了。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n2.json#ni-sureba-ni-shitara",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "9bd7b1a03cbcb8f926e16be242f9136fa2ede15d1a86dff57f488f160c731ead"
  }
}