Category: N3 と Expressions

とは限らない Not limited to/Not NecessarilyPlain form verb/い adjective + とは限らないNoun/な Adjective + だとは限らない とは限らない means not limited to, not necessarily, or doesn’t necessarily mean. The formation of this is actually kind of hard,and due...

といっても Even though (Someone) says…Plain form verb/Phrase + といってもNouns/な Adjectives may use だ といっても is a phrase that functions as a conjunction. It is essentially an application of 言う and てもIt accepts a statement...

ということだ and ということは ということだ I heard/They saidPlain form verb phrase + ということだNoun/Adjectives: + だということだ ということだ is used for reporting second-hand information.It is almost the same as: だそうだ and するそうだ, However it is more formal...

というより Rather than say its..Plain form verb/Word + というより というより is an expression used to rephrase some other statement. It is usually written as かな。というより means “Rather than say x, its more appropriate to...

というと・といえば・といったら If we talk about…Noun + と言うと・と言えば・と言ったら と＋言う in a conditional form is used to express “if you say X then…”. It has 2 usages: To talk about something (I.e. change the topic). Expresses...

というのは The meaning of X is…Plain form verb/word というのは An application of という is with のは, which leaves the Y part unsaid. というのは explains the meaning of a word or action. Because of this,...

という Meaning A X called Y(Noun)YというX という is a combination of quotation と and 言う (to say). It is a phrase that defines what something is called, i.e. it’s name. It is commonly used...

と共に と共に (とともに） is a phrase that means “with” either physically or temporally. It is usually written in かな with the usages below. You can think of it sort of like a longer version...

として として generally means “As a”, but may also mean “for a” or “Even if”.Broadly speaking, it has 2 main functions: As a role marker: “As a” and “For a” As a supposition: “As...