watashi ni totte, taapu no setsuei to hiokokoshi wa muzukashii.

For me, setting up the tarp and starting the fire are difficult.

Breakdown of watashi ni totte, taapu no setsuei to hiokokoshi wa muzukashii.

• は: topic particle
• 私わたし: I
• と: noun-connector particle
• の: possessive case particle

Questions & Answers about watashi ni totte, taapu no setsuei to hiokokoshi wa muzukashii.

Does Japanese normally use spaces like this?

No. In normal Japanese writing, this would usually be written without spaces:

私にとって、タープの設営と火起こしは難しい。

Spaces are often added in learning materials to make the structure easier to see.

How do you read this sentence?

It is read:

わたし に とって、タープ の せつえい と ひおこし は むずかしい。

Word readings:

• 私 = わたし
• にとって = にとって
• タープ = タープ
• 設営 = せつえい
• 火起こし = ひおこし
• 難しい = むずかしい

What does にとって mean here?

にとって means for, to, or from the point of view of.

So 私にとって means for me or as far as I’m concerned.

It shows that the judgment difficult is being made from the speaker’s perspective. The sentence is not saying these things are universally difficult for everyone; it is saying they are difficult for me.

Why use 私にとって instead of just ?