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だって: even; but; because

N3 · 13 Particles and endings, more

Colloquial: "even", or "but/because" when making an excuse.

N だって = even N, N too. Sentence-initial だって = but, well. Also quotes: 〜だって = I hear. Casual only.

Examples

大人おとなだって間違まちがえますよ。

Even adults make mistakes.

だって、知しらなかったんです。

But I didn't know!