connective N2 common casualpolitewritten
といったら — speaking of ~
といったら
Meaning
① topic association: speaking of ~ (colloquial) — brings up what a word evokes
② emphatic exclamation: the sheer ~ of it! — introduces something so extreme that words barely capture it
Key sentence
① topic association
故郷といったら、まずあの山を思い出す。
Speaking of my hometown, the first thing I recall is that mountain.
② emphatic exclamation
あの料理のおいしさといったら、今でも忘れられない。
The sheer deliciousness of that dish — I still can't forget it.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Noun or plain-form clause | N / [clause(plain)] + といったら | 夏といったら / 美しさといったら |
Examples
① topic association
正月といったら、やっぱりお餅だね。
When it comes to New Year's, it's got to be mochi.
② emphatic exclamation
初めて富士山を見た時の感動といったらなかった。
The emotion when I first saw Mt. Fuji was beyond anything.
Easily confused with
See といったら in real sentences
Jengo shows といったら the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar.