Use にとって to say whose standpoint an evaluation reflects.
The idea
Attach にとって to a person or group: 私にとって、この本は大切です means the book is important from my perspective. Before a noun, use にとっての, as in 彼女にとっての決断.
| Pattern | Example |
|---|---|
| 人にとって | 私にとって、大切です |
| 人にとっての+名詞 | 彼女にとっての決断 |
Examples
- 私にとって、この本は大切です。For me, this book is important.
- 子どもにとって、遊びは大切です。For children, play is important.
- 父にとって、料理は楽しみです。For my father, cooking is a pleasure.
- この町にとって、川は大切な場所です。For this town, the river is a precious place.
- それは彼女にとっての難しい決断でした。That was a difficult decision for her.
- 初心者にとって、この問題は簡単です。For a beginner, this question is easy.
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Watch out
Do not treat にとって as a general substitute for に: it frames an evaluation, rather than marking a destination or recipient.
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私_、この本は大切です。
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にとって
にとって — It marks the person whose perspective frames the judgment.
子ども_大切な場所です。
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にとって
にとって — The place is evaluated as important from the children’s perspective.
彼女にとって_決断でした。
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の
の — にとっての connects the perspective to the following noun 決断.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Japanese sentences where available. We keep your score.
私_、この本は大切です。
子ども_大切な場所です。
彼女にとって_決断でした。
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Describe something important to you and something difficult for a beginner; then attach a perspective directly to a noun.

