と
Meanings
Particle
Conjunction
1. if; when (marks hypothetical condition)
2. and; as well as
Particle
3. with; together with; accompanied by
4. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
Particle
Conjunction
5. when; once (indicates natural or certain outcome)
Particle
6. with; against; to (indicates target of action)
7. indicates manner of action; forms an adverb of manner
8. with; to (as in "similar to"); from (as in "different from"); than (marks the thing being compared to, or taken as a basis)
Particle
Conjunction
9. when; as; as soon as; upon; the moment that; after (indicates simultaneity, impetus or sequence)
Particle
10. as; to (indicates designation or specification)
11. marks the outcome of a change; marks the result of an action (oft. as ~なる; more formal than に)
12. what's this?; what do you mean ...?; how can you ... (at sentence end, with rising intonation; indicates scrutiny, mistrust or retort)
Particle
Conjunction
15. be it ... or ...; no matter (what, who, etc.) (after (repeated) volitionals)
Particle
16. indicates the order something is done in (e.g. as A、B、C~する, where する is any verb)
17. (not) even; (less) than; (not) as much as; within (with neg. sentence; after a small amount; emphatic)
18. like; as (indicates similarity)
Conjunction
19. (and) then; and; thereupon; whereupon
Particle
20. indicates a question (at sentence end)
Pitch accent
と
Used in vocabulary
なんと
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement; believe it or not; why, ...!; oh my; wow; …
Adverb
というと
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; when one hears ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; so that means; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
Expression
Examples13342
日本 で は 十 八 歳 に なる と 車 を 運転 で きます。
We can drive in Japan when we are eighteen years old.
彼 は 多く の 点 で 周り の 人 と 違う。
He is different from the people around him.
私の 足 は あなた と 比べて 小さい。
My foot is small beside yours.
彼 が 何 と いおう とも、 信用 する な。
Don't trust him no matter what he says.
12 と24 と7 と11 の 合計 は54 です。
The sum of 12, 24, 7 and 11 is 54.
彼 は 忙しい と 言いました。
He said he was busy.