No. 60 in Japanese
って
A casual particle used for quoting, emphasizing, or marking the topic in conversation.
In a sentence
彼が来るって聞いたよ。
I heard that he is coming.
Here, 'って' is used as a casual quoting particle, equivalent to 'that' in English, as in 'heard that...'.
猫ってかわいいですね。
Cats are cute, aren't they?
In this sentence, 'って' highlights the topic informally, similar to saying 'Speaking of cats...'.
彼女、学生だったって本当？
Is it true that she was a student?
Here, 'って' introduces a statement being questioned or referred back to, again as a quoting particle.
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