〜って

tte

(casual quotation) says that; I heard; as for; what is

Formation

Sentence + って / Noun + って

Chinese meanings

听说；说是；至于

Chinese formation

句子／名词＋って

Chinese usage

口语中表示引用、传闻或提示话题。

Chinese notes

常见于会话；〜んだって可传达听来的消息。

Examples

Furigana

彼かの女じょ、今日きょうは来こられないって。
She says she can't come today.
她说今天来不了。
駅えき前まえに新あたらしいカフェができたんだって。行いってみない？
Apparently a new café opened by the station. Want to go check it out?
听说车站前开了一家新咖啡馆。要不要去看看？
「ふろしき」って何なんですか。
What's a furoshiki?
“ふろしき”是什么？

Notes

Casual stand-in for と (quoting), そうだ (hearsay, often 〜んだって) and は (topic, especially 'what is X?'). Common in speech; avoided in formal writing.

#quotation#hearsay#casual

Related N3 grammar

〜もの / 〜もん〜ように言う / 〜ように頼む〜によると / 〜によれば〜っぽい〜に決まっている〜たって / 〜だって〜とか（hearsay）〜ということだ

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('tte');

{
  "id": "tte",
  "pattern": "〜って",
  "romaji": "tte",
  "level": "N3",
  "meaning": "(casual quotation) says that; I heard; as for; what is",
  "formation": "Sentence + って / Noun + って",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "彼女、今日は来られないって。",
      "furigana": "{彼女|かのじょ}、{今日|きょう}は{来|こ}られないって。",
      "en": "She says she can't come today."
    },
    {
      "ja": "駅前に新しいカフェができたんだって。行ってみない？",
      "furigana": "{駅前|えきまえ}に{新|あたら}しいカフェができたんだって。{行|い}ってみない？",
      "en": "Apparently a new café opened by the station. Want to go check it out?"
    },
    {
      "ja": "「ふろしき」って何ですか。",
      "furigana": "「ふろしき」って{何|なん}ですか。",
      "en": "What's a furoshiki?"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "quotation",
    "hearsay",
    "casual"
  ],
  "notes": "Casual stand-in for と (quoting), そうだ (hearsay, often 〜んだって) and は (topic, especially 'what is X?'). Common in speech; avoided in formal writing.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "a897918c60eaef43ff66e2818a34e553453f47a06b4c0d4313ee8fdc7721ff99",
    "meanings": [
      "听说",
      "说是",
      "至于"
    ],
    "formation": "句子／名词＋って",
    "explanation": "口语中表示引用、传闻或提示话题。",
    "notes": "常见于会话；〜んだって可传达听来的消息。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "彼女、今日は来られないって。",
        "zh": "她说今天来不了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "駅前に新しいカフェができたんだって。行ってみない？",
        "zh": "听说车站前开了一家新咖啡馆。要不要去看看？"
      },
      {
        "ja": "「ふろしき」って何ですか。",
        "zh": "“ふろしき”是什么？"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n3.json#tte",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "c3abafc7ba596b5e32854e8d8d863c641424338855d605cb5beeedbc7d3a8101"
  }
}