といった
といった
expression
such as; like; of the kind
1.
such as; like; of the kind
Used after listing one or more examples to indicate that they are representative of a larger category. Functions as a modifier for the noun that follows.
英語や中国語といった言語。
Languages such as English and Chinese.
東京や大阪といった大都市は人口が多い。
Major cities such as Tokyo and Osaka have large populations.
糖尿病や高血圧といった生活習慣病の予防が大切だ。
It's important to prevent lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and hypertension.
A common expression used to give examples. The pattern is: A や B といった NOUN. Grammatically, と is the quotation particle, いった is the past tense of 言う (to say), so it literally means "things called A and B" or "things that one would call A and B."
PATTERN:
- A や B といった N — N such as A and B
- A といった N — N like A
SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:
- などの — such as (more neutral, slightly less formal)
- のような — like, similar to (focuses on resemblance)
- たとえば — for example (introduces examples as a sentence adverb)