たって

Japanese

Etymology

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)).^[1]

Surface analysis た (-ta) + って (tte).

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ta̠t̚te̞]

Suffix

たって • (-tatte)

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

Synonyms

ても (-te mo)

References

^ “たって”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[1] “たって”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

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