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The past tense for the quoting particle って
The quoting particle と (or って) is tenseless, just as the quotation marks " for direct speech (she said "I want to sing"), or that for indirect speech (she said that she wanted to sing) are tenseless.
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Use of って when quotation doesn't make sense
This type of って is mainly used to repeat one's opinion, like "I'm saying ～" or "I told you, ～". So it's still quotative in a sense; the speaker is quoting their own previous statement. For example, ...
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と's role in 「それは触ると柔らかい」
と has quite a few meanings. To name a few...
The case particle (格助詞) と can mean "and" or "with". It attaches to 体言, such as nouns and pronouns. eg:
「りんごとみかん」(apples and oranges)
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Function of と when used with 続く
This と before 続く is a "friend" of quotative-と. If I have to choose one, it corresponds to this definition of デジタル大辞泉.
（文や句をそのまま受けて）動作・作用・状態の内容を表す。引用の「と」。
It says と can broadly mark "the ...
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What does と mean in 「ここにおいで」と?
This と is a simple quotative-と, and this sentence is a typical example of a rhetoric device called 転置法 (hyperbaton) or 倒置法 (anastrophe). This is very common in Japanese poetry/slogans/lyrics because ...
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Particle-と used with numbers: Are these different?
Yes these are different. There are (at least) three ways of using number + counter + と, and they have different nuances.
concrete number + counter + と + adjective
This is for showing a concrete ...
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私と同じ or 私のと同じ when comparing possession
In Japanese, 彼の車は私と同じです is a perfectly natural sentence. When you compare two things, this type of omission* is extremely common in Japanese, and it can be found even in the most formal writings.
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What does 「とある」 mean in these sentences?
～とある can be reworded using ～と書いてある in most of the times, but it doesn't mean that it is the abbreviation of the latter. "The sign reads 'STOP'." is a kind of peculiar grammar too, so to ...
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In 十日と待たずに what does the と mean?
This sentence says "(I) will be fired in no more than 10 days." (time)と待たずに is a common set phrase which literally means "without waiting for (time)".
This と is not "if" nor "then". The role of と ...
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Confusion with Japanese particle と in its multiple uses
You're 90% there. Let's take your list in order, shall we?
1. Quotation Particle
As you noted, if you see it followed by a verb indicating expression (思う、言う、話す, etc.) then it's being used in this ...
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Why is there a と in front of 別?
Originally, と was used after each word in a list. From here:
いくつかの事柄を列挙する意を表す。「君―ぼく―の仲」
[補説] 並立する語ごとに「と」を用いるのが本来の用法であるが、現代語ではいちばんあとにくる「と」を省略するのが普通となっている。
The last と in a list is usually omitted ...
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What does the 「たあ」 do in this sentence?
It is a sound change of "とは". It may be used in old city(下町 in Japanese) in Tokyo.
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What does と in "対象とする" mean?
What does the と in the sentence mean? Wouldn't 対象する work alone?
No, 対象する doesn't work alone (since 対象 is not a suru-verb).
ＡをＢとする (or ＡをＢにする) means "make A B", so クリーチャーを対象とする (or クリーチャーを対象にする) ...
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Why does 冬休みは家族でイタリアやイギリスへ行きました。 have で instead of と?
家族で should be taken as "as a family" rather than "with family"
(Both と and で could be used, though IMHO, 家族で implies that all family members were present whereas 家族と implies you only went with some/...
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Why does 冬休みは家族でイタリアやイギリスへ行きました。 have で instead of と?
Both 家族で and 家族と are correct.
で can sometimes mark an organization/group which makes some action, as if it were a subject.
It's the third definition on デジタル大辞泉.
動作・作用を行う主体となる組織・団体を表す。「政府側―検討中だ」「...
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Why is the を particle used twice here
This を particle does not necessarily represent the object marker. Let's explore why.
くつを一足 (one pair of shoes)
This を is used in connection with counters. It does not necessarily indicate a ...
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Please help me identify who does what in this sentence and check the translation
The Tatoeba translation is a natural rather than a literal translation. Literally it's saying more like "I will have my sister go to the station by car to meet you". (迎える is a tricky little word that ...
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Difference in sentences (と and に）友達に/と晩ご飯を食べました 彼氏に/とキスした
に has a lot of functions and I won't go into detail of every possible usage of it. Let me just comment on your examples.
友達に晩ご飯を食べました is ungrammatical and makes no sense. 友達と晩ご飯をたべました means "I ate ...
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What does 歩けというの mean in this song?
というの asks rhetorical questions (it's literally just と, 言う, and の). If your mom told you to keep studying for a long time you might say something like 死ぬまで勉強しろというのか "you want me to study until I die, ...
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