AED to denkyokupaddo o tsukau.

direct object particle

Breakdown of AED to denkyokupaddo o tsukau.

• と: noun-connector particle
• 使つかう: to use
• AED: an automated external defibrillator

Questions & Answers about AED to denkyokupaddo o tsukau.

Why does this line start with と? That seems strange.

Yes—by itself, that is strange. A sentence normally would not begin with と unless it is continuing from something before it.

Here, と is most likely connecting a previous noun to 電極パッド:

• A と 電極パッドを使う
• Use A and electrode pads

So this looks like an excerpt, not a fully self-contained sentence. The part before と has probably been omitted because it was already mentioned earlier.

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What does と mean here? Is it and or with?

In this sentence, と is most naturally the particle that connects nouns.

So:

• A と B = A and B

That means と is linking some earlier noun with 電極パッド.

Depending on the English translation, this may sometimes come out as with, but grammatically the Japanese と here is just joining nouns. It is not the quotation と, and it is not the conditional と meaning when/if.

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Why is there only one を? Shouldn't both items have their own object marker?