Because of B, A
Informal way of giving a reason after stating the result.
- Because of B, A Informal way of giving a reason after stating the result.
- A too/even Used to mark an extreme sample, similar to でさえ
- Not only C, but also A and/or B
- Any-A (anywhere, anytime, anyone, etc.) Transforms into no-one/nowhere/etc when followed by a negative clause
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今日は会社を休んだよ。だって電車が止まってる乃だもん。
I took today off from work. It's because the trains stopped running.
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最近はお酒を止めてるの。だって直ぐ眠く成っちゃうから。
I gave up alcohol recently. It's because I get sleepy immediately.
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A too/even
Used to mark an extreme sample, similar to でさえ
- Because of B, A Informal way of giving a reason after stating the result.
- A too/even Used to mark an extreme sample, similar to でさえ
- Not only C, but also A and/or B
- Any-A (anywhere, anytime, anyone, etc.) Transforms into no-one/nowhere/etc when followed by a negative clause
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どんな先生だって間違うことは有ります。
No matter the teacher, even they have times when they make mistakes.
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プロだって失敗します。
Even professionals fail.
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猿だって木から落ちる (even monkeys fall from trees (saying))
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Not only C, but also A and/or B
- Because of B, A Informal way of giving a reason after stating the result.
- A too/even Used to mark an extreme sample, similar to でさえ
- Not only C, but also A and/or B
- Any-A (anywhere, anytime, anyone, etc.) Transforms into no-one/nowhere/etc when followed by a negative clause
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彼の状況では君だって彼だって逃げるしか無かった。
In that situation, not just you, but all he could do was run.
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相手に威嚇為れれば、犬だって猫だって同じ反応を示すだろう。
If they are threatened by an opponent, both dogs and cats would probably display the same reaction.
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東京だって京都だって北海道 (not just Hokkaido, but also Tokyo and Kyoto)
Notes
There does not need to be a final noun after the last だって; in this situation, it would only be a list of two items, not three.
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Any-A (anywhere, anytime, anyone, etc.)
Transforms into no-one/nowhere/etc when followed by a negative clause
- Because of B, A Informal way of giving a reason after stating the result.
- A too/even Used to mark an extreme sample, similar to でさえ
- Not only C, but also A and/or B
- Any-A (anywhere, anytime, anyone, etc.) Transforms into no-one/nowhere/etc when followed by a negative clause
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家のお父さんは何処だって寝れるんです。
Our father can sleep anywhere.
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誰にだって上手くいかない時期は有るものだ。
Everyone has times when things don't go well.
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誰だって (anyone)
何だって (anything)
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