といったsuch as
Gives two or three examples just before the noun that names their kind: "grains such as rice and wheat". The examples come first and the kind comes last.
Grains such as rice and wheat are eaten as staple foods around the world.
How to form it
Example(や example)+ といった + noun for the kind
など can close the list: 米や小麦などといった.
With こう, そう, どう
こういった/そういった/どういった + noun
The same as こういう, そういう and どういう: this kind of, that kind of, what kind of. Common in polite speech: どういったご用件でしょうか, "May I ask what this is about?"
- Before it
- Usually two or three examples, joined with や or with commas.
- After it
- Straight away, the noun that says what they are: 果物, 問題, 国.
- Tone
- Careful, like someone explaining.
- Where you'll meet it
- Articles, textbooks, reports, the news and presentations. In conversation people say とか or みたいな.
In use
I use email, chat and other ways of keeping in touch for different purposes.
We discussed social problems such as the falling population and aging.
International bodies such as the United Nations and the World Bank took part in the conference.
Commas in place of や.
The kind comes last
English names the kind first: "fruit such as apples". といった can't be turned around.
Not said: 果物と
(I like fruit such as apples and mandarins.)
りんごやみかんといった果物が好きです.
Close neighbours
などのN4
The everyday way to do the same job, in speech and in writing.
This shop sells fruit such as apples and mandarins.
のようなN4
Gives examples too, and it can also compare: 雪のような花 is a flower white as snow. といった can't compare.
Towns with a long history, like Kyoto and Nara, have many old temples.
とか~とかN4
The spoken way to give examples. No noun for the kind is needed.
On trips I take things like a change of clothes and medicine.
をはじめN2
Usually one example, the best-known, and the rest of the group follows.
Sales of this product have begun in Japan and other Asian countries.
Check yourself
1"I like sports such as tennis and swimming."
Choose an answer to see why.
2Which one fits?
彼女は
Choose an answer to see why.
More sentences
Habits such as getting enough sleep and moderate exercise have a big effect on health of body and mind.
The university expanded its support for students, such as scholarships and free counseling.
The system needs to be reviewed from points of view such as safety and fairness.
The report looks at practical matters such as cost, time and staffing.