78819
what's the meaning of **と** in [私はお金持ちになったとしても、今 **と** 変わらない生活をするでしょう。]?

that **と** doesn't seem to be a 'connotation' particle. It rather seems like a
'comparison' particle.

English translation:[Even if I were to become rich, I doubt my life would
change much from what it is like now.] Japanese version:[私はお金持ちになったとしても、今
**と** 変わらない生活をするでしょう。].
CC BY-SA 4.0
2020-07-23T17:07:11.390
78722
2020-08-01T17:41:20.453
2020-08-01T17:41:20.453
25875
39768
question
meaning
Is the following と an example of 'with' or 'compared to'?
One of the functions of と is to highlight a relationship between a noun phrase
with the subject of a clause. This is often used in comparisons. It's similar
to the English word 'as' in this sense. For example:

> この車は僕の **と** 同じです。This car is the same **as** my car.

Here, the と serves to show that the subject (この車) has a relationship with the
other noun phrase (僕の車). That relationship is then clarified (同じです). It's like
saying `the relationship between Noun A and Noun B is X`.

Similarly, in your sentence 今と変わらない生活, the subject is inferred as the
lifestyle of 私はお金持ちになった and と indicates a relationship between that and 今.
This relationship is then clarified as 変らない. In other words, `the relationship
between 'rich lifestyle' and 'current lifestyle' is 'nothing different'`.
CC BY-SA 4.0
2020-07-27T15:48:45.733
78819
2020-07-27T15:48:45.733
25875
78722
answer