たる

English translation: purchasing pros of all consumers, consumers who can be considered as purchasing pros

00:50 Apr 13, 2005

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Japanese term or phrase: たる

Could someone please help me with the use of the phrase "たる" when used as a suffix? Here's the sentence I'm looking at right now:

アクティブに情報収集する「消費のプロ」たる消費者は日本中で約1,000万人に達する

Here's what I have so far:

Consumers who actively collect information, or "purchasing pros," number around 10 million in Japan.

Thoughts?

Steven Batti (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 26 (none open) Answers: 19 United States
Local time: 05:51

English translation:purchasing pros of all consumers, consumers who can be considered as purchasing pros

Explanation:
Note: I put the answer for the phrase "「消費のプロ」たる消費者" in the answer section for clarification.

「たる」
〔文語の助動詞「たり」の連体形〕仮にも…としての△資格（立場）を備えている、の意を表わす。
Shin Meikai Kokugo Dictionary, 5th edition

The direct translation is: "'purchasing pros' of all consumers"

But in this context, 「消費のプロ」たる消費者 is more like:
「消費のプロ」である消費者
「消費のプロ」と考えられる消費者

So, in this context and the nuance here, 「消費のプロ」たる消費者 can be:
"Consumers who can be considered as 'purchasing pros'"
("can be considered as" -- since there is no official lisence/certificate, etc.)

Hope this helps. :)

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sumc
United States
Local time: 05:51

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Thanks very much sumc, your comments pretty much confirmed my understanding!
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purchasing pros of all consumers, consumers who can be considered as purchasing pros

sumc

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Kazuo SAWADA

professional consumers

humbird

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たる

purchasing pros of all consumers, consumers who can be considered as purchasing pros

sumc
United States
Local time: 05:51
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks very much sumc, your comments pretty much confirmed my understanding!

4 hrs confidence:

たる being

Explanation:
Right translation:
Consumers, being "professional of consumption," who actively collect information, number around 10 million in Japan.

Kazuo SAWADA
Local time: 23:51
Native speaker of: Japanese
PRO pts in category: 4

13 hrs confidence:

たる professional consumers

Explanation:
「消費のプロ」たる is an adjective that's modifying 消費者.
So another choice would be something like -- Consumers who actively collect (relevant) information whom I dub as "professional consumers" are 10 million strong --
As you already know, English equivalent of たる is "so to speak".

Good luck!

humbird
Native speaker of:

Japanese,

English
PRO pts in category: 30

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