Structure
(Quotation) Phrase + と + Verb(*)
Verb + と + Verb(*)
[い]Adjective + と + Verb(*)
[な]Adjective + (だ) + と + Verb(*)
Noun + (だ) + と + Verb(*)
(*) Verbs like 言う、聞く、思う、考える、仮定する and the like are used
Details
Part of Speech
Particle
Word Type
Case Marking Particle
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Standard
品詞
助詞
単語の種類
格助詞
使用域
一般
About と
- 先生が「危ない!」と叫んだ。The teacher yelled, 'Watch out!'
- 木村さんが「3キロ歩いた」と言った。Kimura san said, 'I walked 3 km.'
- あれは猫だと思う。I think that is a cat.
- 富士山は綺麗だと思う?Do you think that Mt. Fuji is beautiful?
- 生徒が先生に「何で?」と。The students asked the teacher, 'Why?'
Synonyms
Examples
彼はとても親切だと聞きました。
I heard that he is very friendly.
メモに「私は今から学校に行きます」と書いた。
I wrote, 'I am going to school now' on a note.
「彼はここに来ますか」と聞いた。
I asked, 'Is he coming here?'
「晩ごはんを作った」と言った。
I said, 'I made dinner'.
「重いですか」と聞きました。
He asked, 'Is it heavy?'
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と: Generic Quotation
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Quoting What Someone Said Using Japanese Particle と
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Citation
Imabi
Said in Japanese (と言った vs って言ってた)
Japanese Ammo
The direct quote
Tae Kim
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Genki I 2nd Edition
Page 193
みんなの日本語 I
Page 134 [CH 21]
Tae Kim's Japanese Grammar Guide
Page 153
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と – Grammar Discussion
Most Recent Replies (23 in total)
MikkaT
About 3 months ago
But what about the question mark on the second one?
The translation in the example is:Do you think that Mt. Fuji is beautiful?
I still don’t understand that one.
IcyIceBear
About 3 months ago
Oop sorry I just woke up didn’t see the ? (´(ェ)`)
In that case I would say
Do you think that Mt. Fuji is beautiful? (This that is a quotation helper too isn’t it? )
Do you think “Mt. Fuji is beautiful”?
“Mt. Fuji is beautiful” you think?
(Obviously in normal translations I wouldn’t write it this way, but to help you understand)Again と is just quoting thoughts here. You understand the questions just fine✨ Just know that , と comes before おもう a majority the time. For me, I didn’t think about how the とwould make sense in English, just that I needed it before using おもう to make sense in Japanese. がんばって it’ll get easier as you learn more and grow
MikkaT
About 3 months ago
ありがとう I hope it will and it is good to know that it is common with おもう
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