Breakdown of duì wǒ láishuō, zhè gè bànfǎ hěn yǒuyòng.
Used when counting nouns or when specifying a specific instance of a noun.
There are also classifiers for people, for bound items such as books and magazines, for cups/glasses, etc.
The classifier 个 is a general one that can be used for any of these.
Questions & Answers about duì wǒ láishuō, zhè gè bànfǎ hěn yǒuyòng.
对我来说 means for me, to me, or as far as I’m concerned.
It is a very common pattern:
对 + someone/something + 来说
This pattern is used to give a point of view or perspective.
Examples:
- 对我来说 = for me
- 对他来说 = for him
- 对学生来说 = for students
So in this sentence, 对我来说，这个办法很有用 means For me, this method is very useful.
Here, 对 helps mark the person whose perspective is being talked about.
In many contexts, 对 can mean toward, to, or regarding. In the pattern 对……来说, it means something like from the point of view of or as far as ... is concerned.
So:
- 对我来说 = from my point of view
- 对孩子来说 = for children / from a child’s perspective
It does not mean a physical direction here. It is part of a fixed expression.