「Japanese language」 「Particles」 「と・To」 「Part 2」 「B」 To・と, can be used after onomatopoeic adverbs, can also follow a word, clause, or sentence, and precedes verbs such as, iu, kiku, and omou in order to indicate what someone said, asked, or thought. 「1」 Indication of what someone said, ordered, thought, etc. Examples: 山本さんが、あとで電話するとおっしゃいました。 Yamamoto-san ga, ato de denwa suru to osshaimashita. Yamamoto said that she would phone later. 母が先生によろしくと申しておりました。 Haha ga sensei ni yoroshiku to mōshite orimashita. Mother said to give her regards to you [talking to your teacher, doctor, etc.]. 渡辺さんが9時までに事務所に来るように、と言っていました。 Watanabe-san ga kuji made ni jimu-sho ni kuru yō ni, to itte imashita. Watanabe said [asked] that you should come to his office by nine o'clock. 「2」 To indicate what someone thinks or feels Examples: 来年は、アメリカへ行こうと考えています。 Rainen wa, Amerika e ikō to kangaete imasu. I am thinking of going to the United States next year. 電車は9時に出ると思いましたが、10時でした。 Densha wa kuji ni deru to omoimashitaga, jūji deshita. I thought the train was leaving at nine o'clock, but it turned out to be 10. 「3」 To indicate the name of something, about which the explanation follows; commonly used when the name alone would not be understood. 「Always used in the form to iu (and its variants): "that (who, which) is called, known as"」 Examples: 「世界」という雑誌を知っていますか。 ”Sekai” to iu zasshi o shitte imasu ka. Do you know the magazine Sekai? ブルー・スカイズというホテルに泊まりました。 Burū sukaizu to iu hoteru ni tomarimashita. I stayed at a hotel called Blue Sky. まず、田中という部長に書類をもらってください。 Mazu, Tanaka to iu buchō ni shorui o moratte kudasai. First of all, get the documents from a section manager named Tanaka. 「4」 Placed after onomatopoeic adverbs. Examples: 小川がさらさらと、道のそばをながれていた。 Ogawa ga sarasara to, michi no soba nagarete ita. A sparkling brook flowed alongside the road. 星がきらきらと輝いています。 Hoshi ga kirakira to kagayaite imasu. The stars are twinkling. That is the end of part two of the particle To, next time we will cover the last of the particle と・to, hope to see you there! °˖ ✧◝(○ ヮ ○)◜✧˖ ° こゆうきあいはら °˖ ✧◝(○ ヮ ○)◜✧˖ °
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