全員（ぜんいん）合格（ごうかく）<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>よ。

<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>、全然（ぜんぜん）知（し）らないんだ<span class='chui'>もん</span>。

彼（かれ）<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>落（お）ち込（こ）むこともあるよ。

「たけしさん、海外旅行（かいがいりょこう）<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>？」

月（つき）に<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>行（い）けるかもしれない。

今（いま）から体育（たいいく）<strong>なん</strong><span class='study-area-input'>____</span>。

父親（ちちおや）<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>、たまには一人（ひとり）でのんびりしたいときもある。

アイスクリーム<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>薬（くすり）になる。食（た）べ過（す）ぎなければ。

<span class='name-highlight'>めがねちゃん</span>：「どうして 遅（おく）れたの？」<br /> <span class='name-highlight'>ヤンキーくん</span>：「<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>、 家（いえ）の手伝（てつだ）いをしなきゃいけなかった<span class='chui'>んだ</span>。」

「彼（かれ）は競馬（けいば）に行（い）ったらしい。」<br />「競馬（けいば）<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>？またお金（かね）を全部（ぜんぶ）失（うしな）うよ。」

それは恋（こい）<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>。表情（ひょうじょう）を見（み）れば分（わ）かります。

私（わたし）達（たち）は出（で）かけなかった。<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>悪（わる）い天気（てんき）だった<span class='chui'>から</span>。

<p><span data-gp-id='452'>だって</span> is a colloquial combination of the <span data-term='助動詞・じょどうし'>auxiliary verb</span> <span data-gp-id='1'>だ</span>, and the <span data-term='副助詞・ふくじょし'>adverbial particle</span> とて in Japanese (a combination of the particles と, and て). It has a wide range of uses, but primarily exclaims that something is the 'premise' for whatever has been said, or will be said next. This 'exclamation' is usually translated as 'I heard', 'cause', 'but', or 'even if'. The meaning that will be conveyed is determined primarily by where <span data-gp-id='452'>だって</span> appears in a sentence.</p>

<p>When placed at the beginning of a sentence, <span data-gp-id='452'>だって</span> highlights the speaker's (usually) displeasure about something that has just been said, before following it with an explanation or counterpoint. This <span data-gp-id='452'>だって</span> is quite similar to <span data-gp-id='88'>でも</span>.</p>

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<p>At the end of a sentence, <span data-gp-id='452'>だって</span> is used to express hearsay, in a similar way to 'I heard that', or 'it was said that', in English. In these cases it will be preceded by なん. なんだって always appears after a noun, or a phrase that has been nominalized (with の or こと).</p>

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<section class='caution'><h4>Caution</h4>
<p>When used directly after a noun, だって has a similar nuance to the だって that appears at the beginning of sentences (emphasizing what has come before it, in order to explain further). This comes across as <span data-gp-id='88'>でも</span>, and may not be used with なん.</p>

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<li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>俺（おれ）<span data-gp-id='452'>だって</span>行（い）き<span data-gp-id='59'>た</span><span data-gp-id='873'>くない</span><span data-gp-id='78'>よ。</span></div>

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<strong>Even I</strong> don't want to go.</div></li>

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<div class='writeup-example--japanese'><span data-gp-id='369'>そんな</span>こと言（い）っ<span data-gp-id='102'>たら</span>、誰（だれ）<span data-gp-id='452'>だって</span>傷（きず）つく<span data-gp-id='78'>よ。</span></div>

<div class='writeup-example--english'>If you say something like that, <strong>any</strong>one would get hurt.</div></li></ul></section>

<section class='funfact'><h4>Fun Fact</h4>
<p>The <span data-term='副助詞・ふくじょし'>adverbial particle</span> とて itself is an abbreviation of expressions like と言（い）って, and と思（おも）って. だとて (the full construction) may also be used, but is almost always replaced by だって, as it is far easier to say.</p></section>

<section class='funfact'><h4>Fun Fact</h4>
<p>When used at the beginning of a sentence, もん or もの will often come at the end of that sentence, in order to strengthen the opinion given by the speaker. This is more commonly used by women and children.</p>

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<li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>私（わたし）も<span data-gp-id='369'>そんな</span>もの食（た）べ<span data-gp-id='59'>た</span><span data-gp-id='873'>くない</span>よ。<span data-gp-id='452'>だって</span>、不味（まず）いもん。</div>

<div class='writeup-example--english'>I also don't want to eat something like that. It's <strong>because</strong> it tastes bad.</div></li>

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<div class='writeup-example--japanese'>今日（きょう）は家（いえ）<span data-gp-id='52'>から</span>出（で）<span data-gp-id='51'>ません</span>。<span data-gp-id='452'>だって</span>、今日（きょう）は暑（あつ）いもの。</div>

<div class='writeup-example--english'>I am not going to leave my house today. <strong>Cause</strong> it is hot today.</div></li></ul></section>

<p>Got it. A hint would help though (“more casual than this”)</p>

Megatron0000

<p>Example sentence question:</p>
<p>父親だって、たまには&lt;一人<rt>ひとりでのんびりしたいときもある。is what it says is the correct answer.</rt></p>
<p>But the help page says that I should have (なん) before a noun, and when I try that it says “try removing something from the front.”</p>
<p>There are parentheses on the help page, but I’m confused because of the linkage between the noun and the expression.</p>

Larrydeluca

<p>Hey <a class="mention" href="/u/larrydeluca">@larrydeluca</a> !</p>
<p>なん will be added between a noun and だって when it is used at the end of a sentence to express hearsay.</p>
<p>Since this だって comes in the beginning of the sentence, adding なん would sound unnatural since this is not expressing hearsay.</p>
<p>I hope this helps!</p>

だってI heard/was said, Because, But, Even or also, Even if or even though

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