JLPT N2 grammar
〜からすると: meaning and usage
Meaning
Considering A...; Thinking about A...; From the perspective of A...
How to form it
- nounからすると
- nounからすれば
How it is used
Two senses: (1) from A's point of view, as in 「親からすると」; (2) judging from A as evidence. 「〜からすれば」 means the same.
Examples
あの二人の態度からすると先ほど喧嘩をしたみたいだ。
Judging from the attitude of those two, it seems they had a fight a little while ago.
子どもからすると、大人のルールは分かりにくい。
From a child's point of view, adults' rules are hard to understand.
この足あとの大きさからすると、かなり大きい犬のようだ。
Judging by the size of these footprints, it seems to be quite a big dog.