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JLPT N2 Grammar

だって

N2Cause / Reason

N2 · Cause / Reason · だって + 句子 / noun + だって

because; but; even

だって + 句子 / noun + だって

だって can give a reason, object, or mean “even,” and is strongly conversational.

Judge by position: sentence-initial often gives a reason or objection; after a noun it can mean “even.”

だって、急に予定が変わったんだから仕方ないよ。

But the schedule suddenly changed, so it cannot be helped.

Avoid it in formal contexts; it can sound childish or casual.

A conversational reason or pushback.

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