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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.