N4 grammar

〜について

nitsuite

About, concerning

Formation

について marks the subject matter of talking, thinking, writing or researching. It is the workhorse for about in anything formal. Its attributive form is についての, in front of a noun.

Examples

〜について is marked in each sentence. Tap any word for its dictionary entry.

  1. I reflected on the problem.

  2. He wanted to know more about the flowers.

  3. I have little knowledge of biochemistry.

  4. I'd like to get information about your hospital fee.

  5. Please look into this matter as soon as you can.

The explanation is ours, written for this site. Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), each machine-checked to actually contain the pattern. Furigana is generated automatically, so a rare reading may be imperfect.