～について: "Concerning X"

Introduction

This lesson concerns "concerning", and if that's not concerning, it should be!

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～について: It's "about", but with class

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  Nounについて
  Example:
  → ビッグフットについて、何なにかいい情報じょうほうはないかな。
  "I wonder if there isn't any good info on Bigfoot.”

「について」 means "about/regarding/concerning", and indicates that the noun it attaches to is about to be described by the following sentence, or that the noun it attaches to is about to have a question asked concerning it.

The 「(noun)について」 pattern sounds fairly stiff, and is most likely to be found in formal/polite situations, rather than in casual conversation with family or friends.