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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