inu to sanposuru to, shiawase o kanjimasu.

dog

Breakdown of inu to sanposuru to, shiawase o kanjimasu.

• を: direct object particle
• と: companion particle
• と: conditional particle

Questions & Answers about inu to sanposuru to, shiawase o kanjimasu.

Why is と used after 犬? Isn’t と the quotative or listing particle?

Japanese と has multiple uses. Here, 犬と means “with a dog” – it’s the companion or “together with” marker.

• Quotative と (e.g. 「行く」と言う) and the list conjunction と (e.g. リンゴとバナナ) look the same, but context tells you which function applies.

What’s the function of the second と in 散歩すると?

That と is the conditional “when/whenever” particle. It attaches to the plain (dictionary) form of a verb:

• 散歩する＋と → “when (I/you) walk (the dog).”
  It expresses a general, repeating condition (“whenever I walk…”) rather than a one‐time “if.”

Why is 散歩する in the plain form before と, but the main verb 感じます is polite?

Conditional と always requires the verb’s plain (dictionary) form, regardless of overall politeness. The final predicate (感じます) carries the polite ending –ます. Mixing a plain subordinate clause with a polite main clause is perfectly natural in Japanese.

Who is the subject of this sentence? Why isn’t there a 私 or あなた marked by は or が?