The particle "と" (to) is used as a conjunction ("and") or preposition ("with") when attached to nouns, or "if" when attached to verbs.
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What is particle と means here
I'm a bit of confused with と in the following sentence, what does it mean here and how can we translate the whole sentence?
その名に恥じず放置すればするだけ存分と進行してくれればそれは非常に楽だけど。
Thank you very much for help!
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Using と to mark a question
I've been working on listening practice again. This time, I'm watching the first episode of an anime series called スケッチブック 〜full color's〜.
In the first episode, a certain character asks three ...
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Can particle と and で both mean with? [duplicate]
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particle で versus particle と
For example:
今晩家族*で*レストランに行きます。(Konban kazoku de resutoran ni ikimasu)
Tonight, I will go to the restaurant with my family.
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Volitional + と + Verb
(In this question, I will use "Volitional" to mean "V-(よ)う".)
As I understand it, Volitional + と + する is a phrase meaning "to try to do something". I've also seen similar phrases, but with different ...
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Particle と with へ; ～へと
Consider ～へと in these cases:
～へと下がる : (of some quantity) to fall to ~
～へと先送りされる : to be postponed to ~
～へと旅立つ : to make a trip to ~
～へと広がる : to spread to ~
へと seems to be equivalent ...
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Is 「３人いるだと」 grammatical?
３人いるだと！？
Can you say ３人いるだ as a statement? If だと is simply だ + と, I would expect ３人いるんだと. Is だと considered a particle in its own right, with different rules than だ?
Transcription of the ...
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<te form> + っと (conditional particle)
こんなとこで寝てっと風邪ひくぞ
Is this a contraction of something? How does it differ from something like 寝ると or 寝てると?
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How do you use 〜と知る?
I've often seen and heard the expression 〜と知る（知っている）. When I think about it, it makes sense in the context of the quoatation-と, like with 〜と言う or 〜と思う. It seems like it means "Know that 〜".
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Ambiguity issues with と when performing multiple roles
My understanding of と:
と performs listing
と indicates reciprocal action
The above two uses are indivisible from each other. That is to say that this particle is special in a sense that it always ...
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と、て、って Quoting Particle Usage
と、て、って
What's the difference between these three quoting particles?
Is there any grammatical difference, or are they just casual/formal variations of one another?
田中さんは行きましょうと言った
田中さんは行きましょうて言った
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What does the だと mean in 日本だと?
I found this sentence on a video game review site:
日本だと「不思議のダンジョン」と言ったほうがわかりやすいかもしれないローグライクゲーム。
I am not sure whether だと means 'in Japan' or 'if it were in Japan'. The translation in one case ...
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Does a list using と end with が?
Asking this other question has reminded me of another confusion I often have, one of my long standing bad habits that you'd think I'd have sorted after all this time in Japan.
I'm never quite sure ...
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Does this と mean “and” or “with”?
Recenly, with Facebook's new "feed" feature, whatever the heck that is, I've been seeing this notification coming up a lot:
[Friend One]さんと[Friend Two]さんがフィード購読{こうどく}を許可{きょか}しています。
I have to ...
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Is this the denial of a statement, or a statement of denial?
This sentence originally came from a newspaper article. Unfortunately, I copied it onto a flashcard for later study and then lost the original context.
彼は、可能性について「念頭に全くない」と否定した。
【かれは、かのうせいに ...
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Can と be used with verbs other than 思う to imply a thought process behind the action?
Following hot on the heels on my other question about と and 思う, I know と can be used with 言う, but can it also be applied to verbs that imply some kind of thinking process other than 思う?
Do these make ...
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Can と and を be interchanged with 思う the way I think they can?
Compare the following two sentences:
あそこに[行]{い}こうと[思]{おも}っている
あそこに[行]{い}こうを[思]{おも}っている
If I'm right about this, they both mean that the speaker is thinking of going somewhere.
However, the ...
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The role of と particle in 「二度としない」
What is the role of と particle in 「二度としない」? Is it quotative, adverbialisation, change of state or supposition?
Also, what extra nuances does it contribute to the expression compared to if も is used ...
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What is the function of と when it's not quoting, or doing exhaustive listing?
Consider these two sentences:
(1) 母はついてくるようにアリスに合図した (Mother signaled to Alice to follow her)
(2) 父は手で私に部屋を出ていくようにと合図した。 (Father gestured to me to go out of the room)
And another sentence ...
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<adv> versus <adv>+と versus <adv>+に
I often see adverbs used in one of three ways:
1) Adverb appears in isolation in a sentence:
あまり 好きじゃないんですが。
2) Adverb is followed by に
別々に お願いします。
1970年代後半、多くの罪もない日本の一般市民が 次々に 失踪した。
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～にしては vs. ～としては
I know one implies the thing I'm comparing actually is the thing I'm comparing it to, and the other doesn't.
Can someone suggest an easy example or trick for remembering which is which?
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What is the difference between 〜となる and 〜になる?
Is it a nuance difference? Is it formality?
EDIT
For example:
請求書のお支払いは現金のみとなりますので、ご了承くださいませ。
請求書のお支払いは現金のみになりますので、ご了承くださいませ。
I just made that example up, but for some reason, my gut ...
