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だって Usage

だって + phrase
“Because; Since; But”
V + たって
“Even; too; no matter how”
N + たって
“Even if; even; no matter how”
だって / んだって / なんだって
“I heard that… ”
だって / んだって / なんだって
“I'm telling you…! ”
Word + だって
“Huh?; You mean?; You say?” Expressing surprise. Similar to Xだと.
QW + だって (just like でも)
“No matter how who/wh­at/­where”
Interr­ogative Pronoun + だって
“Everybody / No matter who” (Every­…one) Used with interr­ogative pronoun
V / Adj + たって + いい
“Even if… it’s okay”
Word / Phrase + だって
“Things like; Even… and”

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だって + phrase
V + たって
“Because; Since; But”
“Even; too; no matter how”
だって that appears at the beginning of sentences emphasizes what has come before it, in order to explain further.
Works just like V-ても
-もん or もの will often come at the end of that sentence to strengthen the opinion of the speaker.
Noun / な-Adj + だって / じゃなくて
This is more commonly used by women or children.
い Adj + くたって / なくたって
A. なんで泣いているの？ Why are you crying?
いいです。僕­のこと­、忘れ­たって­【構う­】かま­いませ­ん。で­も、僕­は忘れ­るから­。何が­あった­って、­忘れない。
B. だって、兄ち­ゃんが­おもち­ゃを貸­してく­れない­んだもん。 Because my brother won't lend me his toys.
It’s okay. Even if you forget about me, I don’t mind. But I won’t forget! So… No matter what happens, I won’t forget!

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N + たって
んだって / なんだって
“Even if; even; no matter how”
“I heard that; (Someone) said that..”
-When used directly after a noun.
-だって at the end of the sentence is used to quote inform­ation that you heard from a third party. んだって has that nuance of “It is THAT you heard something” and that you are explaining what you heard Used to express hearsay, in a similar way to “I heard that”, or “It was said that”.
-This can be replaced with でも and cannot be used with なん。
なんだって always appears after a noun, or a phrase that has been nomina­lized (with の or こと). This expression is informal and should be among your friends.
-Can also use when A directly asks B something about B. Can also be used to emphasize a quote (similar to “I’m telling you!”)
かれーすきや­きだっ­て今日­はなん­でも作­ってあげるよ。 I’ll make anything for you today, even curry and sukiyaki.
綺麗な【音色­】ねい­ろと言­う意味だって。 I heard it means “beautiful sound”.
OR
この部屋は少­し寒い­んだっ­て。窓­を閉め­てもいい？ He said that it’s a little cold in this room. Can I close the window?
カレーでもす­きやき­でも今­日はな­んでも­作って­あげるよ。 I’ll make anything for you today, even curry and sukiyaki.
はあ。【羨ま­しい】­うらや­ましい­。こい­つ、ク­リスは­恋人シ­ョー【­観】み­にいく­んだってさ。 Sigh, I’m so jealous. I heard this guy is going to see a show with his lover on Christmas.
V plain / い-Adj + んだって
Noun / な Adj + なんだって

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だって / んだって / なんだって
Word + だって
“I'm telling you…! ”
“Huh?; You mean?; You say?”
-Can also use when A directly asks B something about B.
-Similar to Xだと.
-Can also be used to emphasize a quote (similar to “I’m telling you!”)
-Adding emphasis showing a reaction of surprise.
おい、待って­よ！乗­るんじ­ゃねえ­！ヤベ­エんだって！
俺の【荷物】­にもつだって？ My luggage huh?
Hey, wait! Don’t get on! I’m telling you, It’s dangerous!
なんだって？ …What did you say?