On Saturday, December 30, 2006, at 03:53 AM, ai3131 wrote: > Greetings. My apologies if I have been gone for a long time yet again. > > In some Japanese sentences I often hear the word "tte" used right after > the subject, such as "HOTERU tte..." Just what is the function of "tte" > and in what kinds of situations is it used. > > Much obliged in advance.
In your example, "tte" means the same thing as "to iu no wa," Hoteru tte, tomaru tokoro. A hotel is a place where you stay the night. You can also use "tte" instead of "to" when quoting something someone said. Dete ike tte yutta. He told me to get out. Aaron Ackerson ============= My new song, "SHC": http://www.AaronAckerson.com/listen.html Aaron Ackerson Forums: http://aaf.forums-awesome.com/forums/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Japanese_Language/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Japanese_Language/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
