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What is the difference between these two? 「とは」と「というのは」 Can you explain the grammatical difference and have example sentences please?

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とは ≓ というのは ≓ は 「人生とは、きみ、限りなき闘争だよ」 「人生というのは、きみ、限りなき闘争だよ」 「人生は、きみ、限りなき闘争だよ」 Life is, dear, an endless fighting. Aとは = 「と」+「は」 Bというのは = 「と」+「いう」+「の」+「は」         (Literally, "a thing called B") *** Diffrence: 「というのは」 can be conjunction, while 「とは」cannot. OK: A 。というのはBだから。 -> [A]. It is because [B] NG: A 。とはBだから。 *** particle 「と」 indicates "focus" こうと決める. (decide that .....) あなたと行く(go with you *focus->you) AAAと分かる( understand that AAA *focus -> AAA) 雨となった( it become raining *focus of "become"-> rain) そよそよと風が吹く (The wind is blowing "そよそよ" *focus -> "そよそよ") OK: 人生とは何か? What is life *focus->life NG:人生は何か?  OK: 1+1は2です NG:1+1とは2です so obvious that you don't have to focus anything.
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「~とは」~ is <definition> 国民総生産(こくみんそうせいさん、GNP:Gross National Product)とは、1年に国民によって新しく生産された財(商品)やサービスの付加価値の総計である。 Gross national product (GNP) is the market value of all the goods and services produced in one year by labor and property supplied by the citizens of a country. 「というのは」because 「私は答えに困った。というのは,そんな事を考えたこともなかったから」 I did not know how to answer. Because I have never thought about such a thing. 彼は欠席が多い。と言うのはアルバイトで忙しいから。 https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/154748/meaning/m0u/ He is frequently absent because he is busy with his part-time job. I hope this helps.

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