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Learn Japanese: to - if

Japanese
/Have to do - ないといけない
/to

to

Word

とto

Meaning

if

Part of speech

conjunctive particle

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Have to do - ないといけない

Usages of to

気き　を　付つけて　ね。　めちゃ　熱あつい。　水みず　を　飲のまない　と。ki wo tukete ne. metya atui. mizu wo nomanai to.

Watch out. It’s super hot. You have to drink some water.

妻つま　と　子こ供どもたち　と　一いっ緒しょ　に　住すんで　います。tuma to kodomotati to issyo ni sunde imasu.

(I) live together with my wife and children.

〜ない　と　いけない〜nai to ikenai

to have to do 〜

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

〜ない　と　ダメ　(です)〜nai to dame (desu)

to have to do 〜

道みち　を　渡わたる　と、　公こう園えん　が　あります。miti wo wataru to, kouen ga arimasu.

When you cross the street, there is a park.

この　ボタン　を　押おす　と、　エレベーター　が　動うごきます。kono botan wo osu to, erebeetaa ga ugokimasu.

If you press this button, the elevator will move.

日ひ　が　暮くれる　と、　暗くらく　なります。hi ga kureru to, kuraku narimasu.

When the sun sets, it gets dark.

この　道みち　を　まっすぐ　行いく　と、　コンビニ　が　あります。kono miti wo massugu iku to, konbini ga arimasu.

If you go straight on this road, there is a convenience store.

雨あめ　が　降ふる　と、　家いえ　で　映えい画が　を　見みます。ame ga huru to, ie de eiga wo mimasu.

When it rains, I watch movies at home.

部へ屋や　が　暗くらい　と　怖こわい　です。heya ga kurai to kowai desu.

It is scary if the room is dark.

家いえ　に　帰かえる　と、　父ちち　が　いました。ie ni kaeru to, titi ga imasita.

When I returned home, my father was there.

早はやく　起おきない　と、　遅おくれます　よ。hayaku okinai to, okuremasu yo.

If you don't get up quickly, you'll be late.

秋あき　に　なる　と　葉は　が　赤あかく　なります。aki ni naru to ha ga akaku narimasu.

The leaves turn red in autumn.

たくさん　食たべる　と　太ふとります　よ。takusan taberu to hutorimasu yo.

If you eat a lot, you'll gain weight (I inform you).

運うん動どうしない　と　太ふとります。undousinai to hutorimasu.

If you don't exercise, you'll become fat.

彼かの女じょ　と　一いっ緒しょ　に　いる　と　幸しあわせ　です。kanozyo to issyo ni iru to siawase desu.

I feel happy when I’m with her.

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