て
Meanings
Particle
1. you said; he said; she said; they said (casual quoting particle)
2. even if (after a verb in the past tense)
3. do you seriously think that (as in かって; indicates a satirical or rhetorical question)
4. I already told you; you should know by now that; of course (indicates certainty, insistence, emphasis, etc.)
5. the said ...; said ... (abbr. of という)
6. says that ... (abbr. of と言っている)
7. I hear that ... (abbr. of と聞いている)
8. as for the term ... (abbr. of とは, というのは)
9. as for ... (equiv. of は topic marker)
Other readings
Pitch accent
て
Examples397
あいつ が 僕 の こと を「ばかな やつ」って いった ん だ よ。
He called me a stupid boy.
スペイン 料理って パエリア の 他 に 何 が ある の?
What Spanish food is there apart from paella?
それって、 どう 思う?
How do you feel about it?
行かないって、 言ってる でしょう。
I'm telling you, I'm not going.
それって、 すごい じゃない の。
What'll they think of next?
私 には、 どう 考えたって わかりません わ。
I don't know what to think.