と Japanese Grammar Advanced

Browse 20 Japanese Grammar Advanced entries for Japanese under と.

Kana と

  1. ～に/ともなると ともなると A phrase used when something or some situation is perceived as reaching a special or significant level. It means 'when it comes to (somet...
  2. ～といえども といえども A formal conjunctive expression meaning 'even though' or 'even if it is said that.' It concedes a status, reputation, or fact while asser...
  3. ～とは言え とはいえ A conjunctive expression meaning 'having said that,' 'although,' or 'that said.' It acknowledges a preceding fact or statement before int...
  4. とても～ない とても A structure used to emphatically deny the ability or possibility of something. It means 'absolutely cannot' or 'by no means possible.'
  5. ～と言うのは というのは A phrase that introduces the reason for what has just been said, meaning 'the reason is' or 'what I mean is.' It bridges a statement to i...
  6. ～とあって とあって A phrase meaning 'because' or 'given that,' used when the speaker or writer considers the stated reason to be a natural or expected basis...
  7. ～とあっては とあっては A conditional phrase meaning 'given that' or 'if it is the case that,' used to indirectly present a factual situation as a reason that ma...
  8. ～ところから ところから A phrase that introduces the origins or basis of names, theories, ideas, and events. It means 'from the point/aspect that' or 'owing to t...
  9. ～といい～といい といい A structure meaning 'whether it's ~ or ~,' used to introduce two representative aspects of a person or thing in order to support an overa...
  10. ～と言わず～と言わず といわず A structure meaning 'not just ~ and ~ but everywhere/everything,' indicating that something applies not only to the two examples mentione...
  11. と言うか というか A phrase used to restate or correct what was just said in order to express the idea more accurately or appropriately. It functions as 'or...
  12. と言って といって A conjunctive phrase meaning 'however' or 'having said that,' used at the beginning of or within a sentence to introduce a statement that...
  13. との との A compound particle that presents the content of the noun that follows it, functioning like 'that' in English noun phrases such as 'the r...
  14. とは とは A compound particle that marks an event, action, or state that the speaker finds unexpected, surprising, or noteworthy. It expresses reac...
  15. とばかりに とばかりに A phrase indicating that someone does something as if to convey a particular message or attitude without actually saying it. It describes...
  16. とでも言うべき とでもいうべき A phrase used to introduce a noun or noun phrase that serves as a characterisation or label for something. It translates as 'what one mig...
  17. といった といった A compound particle used to introduce examples from a broader category, functioning like 'such as' or 'like' in English. It presents repr...
  18. といったところだ といったところだ A phrase used when the speaker explains something in a brief, rough, or approximate manner. It translates as 'roughly speaking,' 'somethi...
  19. ともすると ともすると An adverb meaning 'apt to,' 'liable to,' or 'before you know it,' used to express that something undesirable is likely to happen if one i...
  20. ～ともなく ともなく A phrase meaning 'without really intending to' or 'absent-mindedly,' indicating that the subject performs an action without conscious att...