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What does 「それって」 mean?

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What does 「それって」 mean?

Postby mmmason8967 » November 3rd, 2012 12:13 pm

This sentence comes from a Japanese blog that I follow:-

それってとーっってもステキ!!

I'm OK with 「とーっってもステキ」 but I'm stuck on 「それって」. I think it's a contraction of 「それいって」 but even if it is, I don't know whether it's 「それ言って」 or 「それ行って」 although I think 「言って」 is more likely.

I think the sentence says something like "That's to-o-o-otally awesome!!" but I don't understand how it works.

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lloyd4204
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Re: What does 「それって」 mean?

Postby lloyd4204 » November 3rd, 2012 7:18 pm

って here is basically doing the same thing as the topic marker は would, but more emphatically.

The long form of it would be それというのは, but the full version doesn't fit the playful/energetic mood of the sentence.

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Re: What does 「それって」 mean?

Postby team.relationships » November 4th, 2012 6:10 am

yd4204 -san, Thank you very much for the perfect explanation!! :D

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