What does [入]{はい}らなくなるからと mean in this sentence?


So the story is A brings home a cake to B and tells him to eat it however B
responds with this

> だ、騙されんぞ。今は夕飯前だ。この時間は夕飯が **入らなくなるからと** 、食べさせてくれないだろう？

What I don't get is the 入らなくなるからと.




> 夕飯{ゆうめし}が入{はい}らなくなるから **と**

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> 『夕飯が入らなくなるから』 **と**

In other words, the 「と」 is quotative.

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> 『夕飯が入らなくなるから』 **と** 言{い}って

or

> 『夕飯が入らなくなるから』 **と** いう理由{りゆう}で

Even without knowing what this story is about, the meaning of the line is
perfectly clear.

> "I won't be fooled. It's just before dinner now. You wouldn't normally let
> me eat anything around this time, saying I wouldn't be able to eat the
> dinner (if I ate something)."

「夕飯が入らなくなる」 literally means "dinner becomes unable to go into (me/my
stomach)."

Thus, I used "I wouldn't be able to eat the dinner" in my own translation.

Seems like the speaker does not trust Person A and/or the cake.




> 夕飯{ゆうめし}が入{はい}らなくなるから **と**

≒

> 『夕飯が入らなくなるから』 **と**

In other words, the 「と」 is quotative.

≒

> 『夕飯が入らなくなるから』 **と** 言{い}って

or

> 『夕飯が入らなくなるから』 **と** いう理由{りゆう}で

Even without knowing what this story is about, the meaning of the line is
perfectly clear.

> "I won't be fooled. It's just before dinner now. You wouldn't normally let
> me eat anything around this time, saying I wouldn't be able to eat the
> dinner (if I ate something)."

「夕飯が入らなくなる」 literally means "dinner becomes unable to go into (me/my
stomach)."

Thus, I used "I wouldn't be able to eat the dinner" in my own translation.

Seems like the speaker does not trust Person A and/or the cake.

