Thursday, 8 December 2016

grammar - Is this って equivalent to 「と」?


Is the って in the following sentence equivalent to 「と」 as in AはBと変わる/違う?



昔から好きな曲って変わらないみたい。


My favourite songs have not changed for many years.



Does this mean it is equivalent to the と used for quotations.



Answer



I think it can be replaced with and というのは here, as in [2] [1] at this Daijisen definition.





According to the 日本語文型辞典, this って indicates a subject, and can be an informal way in speech to state meanings/definitions or to add value/emphasis.


When used after nouns and adjectives to state meanings/definitions, this って can correspond with とは. When used after verbs, it can correspond with のは…だ, and can be added or omitted, as in the following example:



都会で一人で暮らす(の)って、大変です。
"Living alone in the city is difficult."



Edit: Tried to update with more information.


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