At a glance
Noun から言わせれば means "in (someone's) opinion" or "if you ask (someone)". It frames a frank opinion, often critical or different from what others think, and makes clear whose view it is.
[Person] から言わせれば、[opinion]
私から言わせれば、その考えは甘い。 If you ask me, that way of thinking is naive.
How to form it
言わせれば is the ば-conditional of 言わせる, the causative of 言う. Literally it means "if (you) let (someone) say".
| Attaches to | Form | Example | Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noun (person) | Noun + から言わせれば | 父から言わせれば | Spoken and written |
| Noun (person) | Noun + に言わせれば | 私に言わせれば | Spoken and written, more common |
The main clause can end in a casual form (だ) or a polite form (です/ます).