particle N2 common politewritten

点で — in the respect that

点で ・ てんで

Meaning

Key sentence

This car is superior in the respect that it has good fuel economy.

Formation

Attaches toFormExample
Noun + の, or a plain clause + という Nのてんで / [clause]というてん 安全あんぜんてんで / 値段ねだんたかいというてん

When: Formal/written; isolates the exact criterion under discussion, common in analysis and reviews.

Examples

He is trustworthy in that he has abundant experience.
There's an issue in terms of cost, but the quality is good.

Easily confused with

Notes

See 点で in real sentences

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

Study it in Jengo

Sources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar.

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