Noun に対して

Usage

The compound particle に対して is used to mark something/to/toward/about which one does something, or mark someone to/toward whom one does something or owes something. In different contexts:

に対して is used to mark something one has an interest it

Should not be confused with the に対して which is used to contrast to actions or states Toward, for, in, with regard to

Examples

いつ起きる分からない地震に対して、対策を考えておかなければならない。 You don't know when you wake up for an earthquake, so you can not think of a countermeasure.
日本語では、目上の人に対して「あなた」と呼ぶのはとても失礼なことだ。 In Japanese, it is very rude to address someone superior to you as 'Anata.'