if・when
whenever
and
Structure
- Verb + と
- Conditional
[conditional phrase + と + constant result]
I noticed the grammar point and structure only uses verbs but Wasabi link states:
When you use nouns and na-adjectives, you need to attach だ like 春だと.
and Tae Kim also states:
The natural conditional is used by appending 「と」 for verbs and i-adjectives or 「だと」 for nouns and na-adjectives.
A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar also uses a noun in one example.
Perhaps these could be included in examples sentences/structure?
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Hey 
Thank you for noticing it!
If it wasn’t for you I wouldn’t realize that we haven’t added examples for nouns and adjectives!
We will likely add those as separate grammar point, for the time being I will add information that it can be also used with nouns and adjectives!
Thank you!
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What’s the main differences between this and なら?
how do I know when と means if, when or and?
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Usually based on context, in some of the examples there is a comma after と.
勉強をすると、テストは簡単になる。
この石を磨くと 、綺麗になる。
ここから見ると 、富士山が全然見えない。
You wouldn’t use a comma if you are using と to join nouns.
と can be used more than once when used to mean ‘and’, unlike in the conditional と.
バナナとリンゴとオレンジとか
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thank you, explained very clearly…
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Is it something like zero conditional in English, when both clauses are in present simple?
If I drink too much coffee, I can’t sleep at night.
コーヒーを飲みすぎると、夜に寝ない。
If you heat ice, it melts.
氷を温めると、溶ける。
When the sun goes down, it gets dark.
日が落ちると、暗くなる。
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