JLPT N3Construction

Furigana

にとってFrom the standpoint of

にとって identifies the person, group, or organization whose interests or viewpoint an evaluation belongs to. It is commonly translated as “for,” “to,” or “from the standpoint of.”

Whose evaluation is it?

The part after にとって should say how something matters, feels, or is judged from the named viewpoint. Typical ideas include importance, value, benefit, difficulty, meaning, and personal experience.

私わたしにとって、この町まちは第だい二にの故ふる郷さとです。

To me, this town is a second home.

People, groups, and organizations

The viewpoint holder is often an individual, but it can also be a group or an organization with shared interests or concerns.

子こどもたちにとって、安あん全ぜんに遊あそべる場ば所しょは必ひつ要ようだ。

Children need places where they can play safely.

The need is evaluated from the children’s standpoint.

この会かい社しゃにとって、顧こ客きゃくの信しん頼らいは最もっとも大たい切せつな財ざい産さんです。

For this company, customer trust is its most valuable asset.

Contrasting viewpoints

彼かれにとっては簡かん単たんでも、私わたしにとっては難むずかしい。

It may be easy for him, but it is difficult for me.

The topic marker makes the contrast between the two viewpoints explicit.

Modifying a noun

これは私わたしにとっての大おおきな挑ちょう戦せんだ。

This is a major challenge for me.

Because the expression modifies “challenge,” it takes の.

Person or organization versus role

にとって identifies whose evaluation or interests matter. By contrast, としては evaluates something from a particular role or capacity, such as being the person responsible for a project.

山やま田ださんにとって、この提てい案あんは受うけ入いれにくい。

For Ms. Yamada, this proposal is difficult to accept.

担たん当とう者しゃとしては、この提てい案あんは受うけ入いれにくい。

As the person in charge, I find this proposal difficult to accept.

Viewpoint holder versus criterion

にとって names the person or organization whose interests shape the evaluation. 点てん instead selects an aspect or criterion being examined.

会かい社しゃにとって、この案あんは費ひ用ようを抑おさえられる点てんが魅み力りょく的てきだ。

For the company, this plan is attractive because it can keep costs down.

費ひ用ようの点てんでは、この案あんが優すぐれている。

In terms of cost, this plan is better.

More examples

留りゅう学がく生せいにとって、敬けい語ごは難むずかしい課か題だいの一ひとつだ。

For international students, honorific language is one of the difficult challenges.

病びょう院いんにとって、患かん者じゃの安あん全ぜんが最さい優ゆう先せんです。

Patient safety is the highest priority for a hospital.

都と会かいでは不ふ便べんでも、私わたしたちにとっては十じゅう分ぶん役やくに立たつ。

It may be inconvenient in a city, but it is quite useful for us.

この経けい験けんは彼かの女じょにとっての大おおきな転てん機きになった。

This experience became a major turning point for her.

地ち域いきにとって、観かん光こう客きゃくの増ぞう加かは大おおきな機き会かいでもあり、課か題だいでもある。

For the local community, the increase in tourists is both a major opportunity and a challenge.

初しょ心しん者しゃにとっては、機き能のうが多おおいことが必かならずしも利り点てんではない。

For beginners, having many features is not necessarily an advantage.

にとって (nitotte) – From the standpoint of