たって

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
だって

A shift from たとて (-ta tote), a combination of た (-ta, suffix showing completion/realization of an action) + とて (tote, “even if”, a conditional particle, itself being a compound of quotative particle と (to) and conjunctive particle て (te)).

Surface analysis た (-ta) + って (tte).

Pronunciation

Suffix

たって • (-tatte) 

  1. even if …
    言(い)ったって何(なに)も変(か)わらない
    ittatte nani mo kawaranai
    even if I say it, nothing will change
    好(す)きじゃなくたっていい
    suki ja nakutatte ii
    it's okay if you don't like me
Usage notes

Appears as だって (datte) when used on -bu, -gu, -mu, and -nu godan verbs.

Synonyms

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
立って
起って
建って
発って
断って
絶って
截って
経って

Pronunciation

Verb

たって • (tatte) 

  1. conjunctive form of たつ (tatsu)

Etymology 3

Alternative spellings
足って
垂って

Pronunciation

Verb

たって • (tatte) 

  1. conjunctive form of たる (taru)

References

  1. ^ “たって”, in 日本国語大辞典 ‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
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