～にとって
for / from the standpoint of
～にとって attaches to a noun, usually a person or group, and means “for ...” or “from the standpoint of ...”. It is formed as Noun + にとって.
What follows is almost always a judgment or evaluation, such as 大切 (important), 難しい (difficult), or 便利 (convenient), not an action.
Evaluating something from a standpoint
Use ～にとって to say who the following judgment is true for. The same thing can be easy for one person and hard for another; ～にとって names whose perspective you mean.
私にとって家族は大切です。
“For me, family is important.”
- 私（わたし）= I, me
- にとって = for, from the standpoint of
- 家族（かぞく）= family
- は = topic marker
- 大切（たいせつ）= important, precious
子供にとって、この本は難しいです。
“For children, this book is difficult.”
- 子供（こども）= child, children
- にとって = for, from the standpoint of
- この = this
- 本（ほん）= book
- は = topic marker
- 難しい（むずかしい）= difficult
How to form it
Noun + にとって
- 私（わたし）= I → 私にとって（わたしにとって）= for me
- 子供（こども）= child → 子供にとって（こどもにとって）= for children
- 学生（がくせい）= student → 学生にとって（がくせいにとって）= for students
Key idea
～にとって sets the viewpoint: for the person or group named, the statement that follows is true. It introduces an evaluation, not an action.
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