とって
Japanese
Etymology 1
Sound shift from 取りて (torite).
Conjunction
とって • (totte)
- (when calculating age) to attain
- 当年とって18歳
- tōnen totte jūhassai
- He attained the age of 18 this year/He became 18 this year.
- 当年とって18歳
- in the pattern of にとって, for, regarding, as far as ... is concerned
- 誰にとっても無駄だ。
- Dare ni totte mo muda da.
- No good for anybody.
- 誰にとっても無駄だ。
Etymology 2
Sound shift from とて by adding the infix っ, usually informal.Shortening of various phrases such as といって, と思って (tōmotte), といっても, and としても.
Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of とって – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, とって, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |