particle N3 common casual

だって — even ~

だって

Meaning

even ~ / ~ too — emphatic 'even,' the casual-spoken equivalent of でも

Key sentence

そんなことは、子こどもだって分わかる。

Even a child understands that.

Formation

Attaches to	Form	Example
Noun	N + だって	私わたしだって / どんな問題もんだいだって

Examples

私わたしだって、たまには休やすみたい。

Even I want a break once in a while.

そんな値段ねだんなら、どこの店みせだって同おなじだよ。

At that price, it's the same at any shop, wherever it is.

Easily confused with

でも Same 'even.' だって is the casual-spoken version of this でも (子こどもだって ≈ 子こどもでも), heard in conversation rather than writing. だって (because) Same shape, different job: this だって on a noun means 'even.' Sentence-initial だって means 'because,' giving a reason or excuse.

See だって in real sentences

Jengo shows だって the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.

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Sources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar, A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar. Editorial confidence: medium.

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