と Japanese Grammar Basic

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Kana と

  1. と (exhaustive listing) と A particle used to connect nouns in an exhaustive list, meaning 'and.' When using と, the listed items are all there are — nothing is left...
  2. と (reciprocal) と A particle that marks the person or entity with whom an action is done together or reciprocally. It indicates a partner in mutual actions...
  3. ～と (conditional) と Marks a condition that brings about an uncontrollable, inevitable, or habitual result. It expresses natural consequences, automatic outco...
  4. ～としては (as/in the role of) としては A compound particle indicating a viewpoint or standard for comparison. It specifies the capacity, role, or category from which something ...
  5. ～時・とき (when) とき A dependent noun that indicates the time when someone does, did, or will do something. It connects a modifying clause to a main clause to...
  6. ～ところだ (1) (it takes... to get to) ところ An expression indicating that a place is at a location which takes a certain amount of time or distance to reach. It describes how far so...
  7. ～ところだ (2) (about to, in the middle of, just did) ところ An expression indicating that someone or something is in a particular temporal phase of an action: just about to do something, currently ...
  8. ～という (called / that says) という A phrase that marks information identifying, naming, or explaining the noun that follows. It connects a descriptive clause or name to a n...
  9. ～として (as / in the capacity of) として A compound particle that indicates the capacity, role, function, or status in which someone or something acts. It is equivalent to 'as' o...
  10. ～と言えば (speaking of) といえば An expression that presents a word or phrase as the topic of the following discourse. It is used to introduce an association or to shift ...
  11. ～と (3) (quotation / sound / manner) と A particle that marks quotations, thoughts, sounds, or the manner in which something is done. It connects what someone said, thought, or ...
  12. ～とか (~ and ~, things like ~) とか A conjunction used to list two or more items, actions, or states as inexhaustive examples. It is more casual than や and implies the speak...