たとえば (For example)

For example

JLPT N4

Pattern

たとえば + example

How it works

たとえば means “for example”. It introduces examples, often followed by など or とか.

Examples

くだもの、たとえばりんごやバナナが好きです。I like fruit, for example apples and bananas.
たとえば、毎日 10分日本語を読むのはどうですか。For example, how about reading Japanese for ten minutes a day?

Further reading

Bunpro N4 · Lesson 8

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