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~に対して①

Towards; for

N3

~に対して①

Towards; for

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~にたいして is a combination of the に particle and the て form of the verb たいする ("to face; to compare; to oppose"), often translates to "towards/for X", or "compared to X", and is fairly formal in tone.

~にたいして has three main usages:

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    ① "towards; for"

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    ② "in comparison to"

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    ③ ratios/percentages "X for Y".

This entry concerns usage ①.

For usage ①, ~にたいして is generally only used with nouns or nominalized verbs/い-adjectives.

~にたいして may attach to verbs/い-adjectives using the nominalizers の or こと:

E.g. 自分じぶんったことたいする責任せきにんちなさい。 "Take responsibility for what you said."

~にたいして may attach directly to nouns:

E.g. わたしおくったメッセージたいしては、なん返信へんしんもなかった。 "There was no response to the message I sent."

The 「(noun)にたいする(noun)」pattern is also possible:

E.g. 自分じぶんったことたいする責任せきにんちなさい。 "Take responsibility for what you said."

This uses the dictionary form of する to attach to the following noun, forming a noun phrase.

    Summary

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    ~にたいして has three main usages: "towards; for", ② "in comparison to", and ③ ratios/percentages "X for Y"

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    For usage ①, ~にたいして may attach to nouns, or nominalized い-adjectives/verbs

Example Sentences

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