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ni totte 279
'f~ vtvt :i ttl -.we
UOAk GL k 3 T Z OI %DR$!$C&~&BCI~EE
(For people in this town, the shutdown of this plant is a matter of life
and death.)

jo
&i'$t~~~b:k3T~kL~;kLI.sL.~~G:fh&T.~dr
(Today will be an unforgettable day for us.)
* I:*lCwB< E ltL 3 Fr3
$&O79 11 15a>%~&~ti~$&%b=k-s,T~$fbfi@b:I.s&~
(America's policy on imports this time will be a big blow to Japanese
companies.)
:L+W 6%4w
+aOgljt:c&&fl$$1:k 3T&d rl&ifhb.,
(There is little benefit for us (lit. for our company) in this merger.)
- t
b~GlfL*L-zL
If LL
Z Z tiBi: k 3 T-%eQI.s%fi7f0
(This is the safest place for you.)
$$$~tvdi%LG: 3-C%L.~$f&Lz~l:&.
(Mr. Imamura is a remote relative of mine.)

Ni totte cannot mark a noun which represents the experiencer or agent (i.e.,
the semantic subject). In this case, ni wa is used, as in (1).
(1) a. Z@&$C&%L ILCb /*E&->71 ttlghbl,
(I can't do this job.)
k
b. &O+bi%L {LIZ /*K&771
(I can't see that character (word or letter).)
(Related ~x~ression]

Ni wa can replace ni totte, as in [I].
[l] a. ZfiGiR-fi.6 {CZkt / Kt 771 %8Lffi%I.sb~bV&'& (=KS(A))
{tz~t
b. ZOAYTRR~;~L&L~~~ /EL:TTI &fir%%
I.s Z k T-F0 (=Ex.(a))
Ni totte has a prenominal form ni totte no, as seen in [2], but ni wa does not.