Questions tagged [particle-と]

助詞「と」. Used as a conjunction ("and") or preposition ("with") when attached to nouns, or "if" when attached to verbs.

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When do you use と、も、や、へ、or か for adding nouns/verbs/etc? What are the specific rules for each of these particles? [closed]

I am currently learning Japanese grammar and have learned that へ and も can be used interchangeably but typically も is used and へ is I guess something usually used by older people or when certain words ...
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Can someone show me more example where particle と is used the way it is in this sentence

食べ物や化粧品など免税の品物をウェブサイトで予約するとQRコードが出ます Link to the article https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10013941291000/k10013941291000.html
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Why is と used in this kind of sentence? Can i have some example [duplicate]

食べ物や化粧品など免税の品物をウェブサイトで予約するとQRコードが出ます Link to the article https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10013941291000/k10013941291000.html
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と+に in 棚が手前と奥とに2つあって

棚が手前と奥とに2つあって How does と+に function here. And, what does it mean. In my opinion, I think it's same as 棚が手前と奥、2つあって、 (I think there's no need to add とに) Full sentence : 棚が手前と奥とに2つあって、...
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Particle usage with 打ち明ける

Can 打ち明ける take particles を and と at the same time? I'm assuming so. I'm wondering which would be more natural between 1> 彼は猫が嫌いと、ひどい秘密を打ち明けた。 2> 彼は猫が嫌いというひどい秘密を打ち明けた。 He confided his terrible ...
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Volitional form + かと

それから、少し手足を伸ばそうかと、道路のむかい側にあるパン屋まで歩いて買物に行くことにした。 After that he stretched out a little and decided to go to the bread shop on the opposite side of the street. First of all I'm not sure if he stretches ...
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Onomatopoeia + と + した = Adjective?

むっちりとした太股 was translated as “plump thighs”. Can I make an onomatopoeia into an adjective by adding とした?
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Why is 「元気となる」considered awkward?

From an IMABI tutorial on the particle と: As you can see, "元気となる" is marked with an "△/X", which I'm assuming means it's not proper Japanese? What about this sentence is bad ...
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Using と as a comparison particle properly

From an IMABI tutorial on the と particle: It appears the lesson is that the noun marked by と/に marks the "basis of comparison", or the thing which other things are being compared to. ...
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Changing word order in「彼らは一緒に敵と戦っていた。」

Consider the following two, almost identical sentences: (A) 彼らは一緒に敵{てき}と戦{たたか}っていた。 They fought the enemy together. (B) 彼らは敵{てき}と一緒に戦{たたか}っていた。 They fought mutually with the enemy. Understanding the ...
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と-particle as "and" vs. と-particle as "with"

と as "and": This follows the Noun+と+Noun(と) pattern: 犬と猫がいる There is a dog and a cat. と as "with": 友達と遊ぶ。 Play with friend. Combining both senses at once: Here the first と is ...
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Understanding the と-particle in 「宏と花子は同時に結婚する。」

Consider the sentence 宏と花子は同時に結婚する。 This sentence apparently means Hiroshi and Hanako will marry simultaneously. Question: Is と being here used in the "with" sense, or the "and"...
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What does the と at the end, following a complete sentence and comma mean?

What is purpose of the と at the end of this sentence? And why is there a comma before it? 少ししたらぽっかり目が覚めちゃって、気付いたら佳織ちゃんとひとつベッドの上だった、と For context this was the previous sentence. 忍び込んだはいいけど、...
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Understanding とは名ばかりの

早期引退してこれから自由を謳歌するのだと意気込んでいたが、気がつけば、散策とは名ばかりの徘徊や、さして興味のない映画とテレビで時間を潰し、一日を無理矢理終わらせるために酒を喰らう日々。毎日夜が無駄に長い。 リコリス・リコイル Ordinary days I know the bold part means "a walk in name". But I’d like to ...
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で・と・が・は - Nuance

ボブと戦ってる Fighting with Bob (Against Bob/Bob is fighting someone, and that same someone is fighting Bob) ボブが戦ってる Bob is fighting ボブたちが戦ってる Bob and them are fighting (not necessarily together nor ...
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Meaning of せんと in these sentences

In the fourth volume of 白銀のソードブレイカー I found these sentences: 一瞬の隙を狙って、エリザが背後から襲い掛かる。その魔剣がデュランダルの背中に突き立てられ、真っ二つにせんと刀身が迫る [...] 刀身から放たれる光が全身を包み、すべてを支配せんとばかりに溢れ出し、あらゆるものが速度をなくし、完全に鈍化し、聖剣は徐々にデュランダルへと迫り、...
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What is the meaning of と in this case

This is one of the meanings according to https://nihongonosensei.net/?p=18330 繰り返し・累加 一人、また一人と辞めていった I found 一人また一人と as an expression on https://nihongonosensei.net/?p=18330 I also found this ...
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How to interpret phrase order and tense with two conditionals in one statement?

In the Japanese version of the FFX-2 song "1000 Words," there are two lyrics styled as questions: 行かないでと涙こぼしたら? 待てないよと肩を落としたら? My translations are: 行かないでと涙こぼしたら? - What if I shed a tear ...
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what is the meaning of にと?

カメを助けた孫悟空、お礼にとそのカメが連れてきたこのじいさんはいったい? I don't understand what purpose the と serves in this sentence. Can someone explain, please?
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what's the function of と here?

So, I came across this sentence in Chapter 3 of Solanin, in which the speaker is kind of philosophizing and saying random stuff while he's at a zoo with his friend, and suddenly says: ...
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How to ask rhetorically or with irony: Do you think I should start doing this?

I would like to translate the following English sentence into Japanese: Do you expect me to start jumping up and down (for joy)? I approximately know how to translate parts of the sentence, but do not ...
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Meaning of と思う in this phrase

Context: Two girls are talking about something that happened to one of them (something started to grow in her back) and her mother told her that it's happening because her father is an angel. Her ...
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Comparing two items: How does 「...と...とどちらが」work?

I've seen the pattern 「...と...とどちらが」when comparing two items, but I'm unclear how it works. Here's an example: 肉と魚とどちらが好きですか。"Which do you prefer, meat or fish?" I'm unclear what the second ...
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Particle と after numbers

This is a passage of an article about corona virus. I want to know the function of these と particles. それによると、19日までの全国の新規感染者数は直近1週間で10万人当たり約197人と、前週比で1.35倍になった。都道府県別では和歌山県が1.75倍と最も高く、北海道と香川県が同1.60倍、...
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What role does と play in 「無職42歳と断定説得を開始する」?

What role does と play in 警視庁は犯人を音原田(おとはらだ)九郎(くろう)無職42歳と断定説得を開始するもようです
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What does と mean as in スマホを持って歩くと?

I saw a sentence on the introduction page of a pedometer app. Click このアプリについて. スマホを持って歩くと、カワイイ住民たちから様々な依頼が届きます。 My interpretation: You'll get a variety of requests from the cute locals as you stroll ...
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Is it possible to use 丁寧語 before verbs that use a quoting particle?

犬かどうか分からない・犬ですかどうか分からない きっと行くと言っていました・きっと行きますと言っていました いい大学だと思う・いい大学ですと思う Can't find a passage in the textbook that mentions and I'm not sure where to look. I feel like I've definitely heard something ...
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What is the grammar in "誰が食べたと考えますか"?

Also an example from Marugoto どのように変わったと思いますか。 I was given such an example by a teacher and can't really pinpoint the particular use of と here, to search for more grammar explanation and uses. Is it ...
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When can だ be omitted before と used as a quotation particle?

~と考えられている ~と思われている ~と言える ~と思う etc.
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近くに見える vs 近くで見える

Can someone tell me the difference please?
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Is this a conditional と or something else?

I was reading the subtitles of a game and this と particle was confusing for me: その言葉を最後に、ゆっくりと立ち上がる彼女。ふわりと長い髪が揺れ、俺の鼻先をかすめた。 「じゃあ、検温の時間だから…」 そして、そのまま背を向けると、廊下へ向かって歩き始めてしまった。 When I saw that と, the ...
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What role does だと play in this sentence?

What role does だと play in the following sentence? Sentence: 今、何時だと思いますか。 As far as I understand, だ means 'be; is'
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Understanding "何をしてたと思う"

The sentence 何をしてたと思う? apparently translates to What do you think I've been doing Questions: What is と doing here (and/or how is it literally being translated)? If we remove it, does the meaning ...
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Understanding と in 兇暴な雄叫びを鬨の声と上げ

後方の砲兵部隊の突撃準備砲撃は、未だ止むことを知らない。   砲身の過熱も厭わず、陣地転換の間さえも惜しんだ猛砲撃だ。絶え間なく大地をどよもす大口径榴弾の炸裂音の中、楔型陣形を組んだ機甲部隊の〈ヴァナルガンド〉が前進を開始。瞬く間に最高速度に達して驀進するその背後に、追従する影のように歩兵戦闘車が続く。 パワーパックとエンジンの兇暴な雄叫びを鬨の声と上げ、鋼鉄の濁流が薄明の戦野を疾走する。 86─...
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はっきり and と - Why? [duplicate]

Why does はっきり take particle と? はっきり is already an adverb, and I don't understand how the particle contributes to the meaning in anyway, or how it even makes sense.
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Does と mean "with" or "for", here?

あたしと学校とりかえっこしてみない? I already know it means "Why don't you try swapping school with me?", "Why don't you, and I, try swapping school?", but I wonder if it can also mean "Why ...
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Why isn't と necessary in the following list of items?

This is a Google Translation: English: We can talk in Chinese, English, or Spanish Japanese: 中国語、英語、スペイン語で話せます。 I eat wondering: Why isn't it necessary to add と after each list item?
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Meaning of black dot punctuation and と in this sentence

安請け合いする男•友蔵と、裏切る可能性のあるヒロシ。 I'm struggling to piece together this sentence. I have 安請け合いする男 (a man who makes promises without enough thought) and 裏切る可能性のあるヒロシ (Hiroshi who has the potential to betray ...
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What do the particles で and と (coupled with nouns) mean in this sentence?

どっちの太郎が好き? どっちも太郎で太郎焼とかぶっちゃう I can't grasp the meaning of the second sentence. Particularly, I don't understand how the particles で (which I usually understand as 'by means of') and と (usually a ...
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Can 幸い take a quotative phrase marked with と? [duplicate]

ここにいたとはあなたは幸いでした。 It was fortunate that you were here. (given translation) This sentence looks like gibberish to me. If it is indeed good Japanese could you please explain what とは is doing, and the ...
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Help break down「他人に提供した財産・労力と報酬と受け取る財産上」

I'm trying to understand the definition of「対価に見合う」and I'm uncertain about the bold part 「対価に見合う(見合った)」の意味 他人に提供した財産・労力と報酬と受け取る財産上の利益が見合っているという意味です。 Does this dot・mean "and" or "or&...
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Do both と and に mean "become" here?

鋳鉄と暗灰色の石材を多用した街並みを、雪はすでに半ば以上その純白で染め、おぼろな影と霞ませている。音も無く激しく、無数に舞い落ちて降り積もり、街も瓦礫も、夜の闇さえ己の色に侵食する白魔の静かな暴虐の、魂さえ漂白するようなうつくしさ。 86─エイティシックス─ 安里アサト Could you please explain the bold と and に? Do both of them ...
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What is the use of the と particle in the following sentence?

新型コロナ感染拡大前の4年前の同じ時期と比べると、およそ5割にとどまっています。 This is from a news article on the number of seats being used on the Shinkansen. I understand the meaning is "In comparison to the same time 4 years ago ...
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Difference between に変わりない and と変わりない

Is there a difference between に変わりない and と変わりない, because I think I see/hear both? 外観は普通のタコと変わりない。 今日もいつもと変わりない一日でした。 すべては以前と変りなかった あなたが彼の跡取り息子の母親であることには変わりないんだから 世界中人情に変わりは無い しかしありがたいに変わりは無い ...
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Meaning of (と)感じました

I know that と can be used to mark your own thoughts, so in the following phrase: すぐに何かおかしいと感じました - I sensed immediately that something was wrong. Is it right to say that the usage of と in this case ...
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Can the と particle be used to express a person's thoughts other than your own?

I know that the と particle can be used to express your own thoughts, such as in: 難しい質問だと思う。- I think that it's a difficult question. But on this phrase, it's actually a question to a different ...
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と usage in 俺と同じ [duplicate]

What is the meaning of と in the following phrase? 俺と同じことをするんだ - Do the same thing I do.
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Help understanding sentence with と

From prologue of 義妹生活 novel ...ひとえに親父が「元気」だったから。よくもまああんな目に遭いながら再婚なんてする気になったと、心の底から尊敬する。物心ついたときから喧嘩ばかりの両親を見て育ってきた俺は、親父に離婚すると聞かされたときはそりゃそうだろうなと思ったし、自分の甲斐性の無さのせいだと頭を下げられたときは、...
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Problems with understanding 高が子供となめてかかる

I have problems with a phrase I found: 高が子供となめてかかる It was an example sentence of たかが: [副]程度・質・数量などが、取るに足りないさま。問題にするほどの価値のないさま。「―子供となめてかかる」「―一度の失敗」 I know that in this contenxt, なめる means to make ...
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Specific use of the particle と: 高みの見物といきますか [duplicate]

What is the meaning of the particle と in the following sentence? 高みの見物といきますか To me, it sounds a bit like に, but I can't understand it properly.
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