Use について to identify the subject of an action or question.
The idea
Put について after a noun and follow it with a verb or expression such as 話す, 調べる or 質問がある. Before a noun, use についての: 環境についての本 is a book about the environment.
| Pattern | Example |
|---|---|
| 名詞について＋動詞 | 旅行について話します |
| 名詞についての＋名詞 | 環境についての本 |
Examples
- 旅行について話しました。We talked about the trip.
- 日本の歴史について調べます。I will research Japanese history.
- この計画について教えてください。Please tell me about this plan.
- 環境についての本を読みました。I read a book about the environment.
- 申し込みについて質問があります。I have a question about the application.
- 会議でその問題について話し合いました。We discussed the problem at the meeting.
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Watch out
Do not confuse the subject marker について with に対して, which can mark a target of an attitude or action. Use a noun before について; nominalize a clause with こと when needed.
Try it yourself
旅行＿＿話します。
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について
について — After 旅行, this marks the subject of the conversation.
環境＿＿本を読みます。
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についての
についての — の connects the phrase to the following noun 本.
計画について＿＿。
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話します
話します — This verb makes a complete sentence meaning “I will talk about the plan.”
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Japanese sentences where available. We keep your score.
旅行＿＿話します。
環境＿＿本を読みます。
計画について＿＿。
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