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〜からして

Single out one basic part as showing the whole or as grounds for a judgment; 'even', 'judging from', 'starting with'.

At a glance

〜からして means "even X, (so the rest is too)" or "judging from X". It picks out one small or basic part and says that part alone already shows something, usually something negative or unusual.

Noun + からして

あの人ひとは話はなし方かたからして失礼しつれいだ。 Even the way that person talks is rude.


How to form it

Attaches to Form Example
Noun Noun + からして 名前なまえからして
Noun phrase ~の + Noun + からして 彼かれの態度たいどからして
Verb Usually changed to a noun first 話はなす → 話はなし方かたからして

からして is used in both speech and writing. The politeness of the sentence comes from the ending (です/ます or plain form).

Examples

  • 彼かれの顔かおつきからして、何なにか悪わるいことがあったのだろう。

    From his facial expression, something bad must have happened.

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