Usage of 「と」 in these 2 sentences, conditional or quotation? And how to differentiate


I came across these two sentences, and I'm having trouble deciding whether
these 「と」s are conditional, or quotation particles, or otherwise. If they are
quotation, I do not understand which verb follows them to make it obvious that
they are quotation, and if they are conditional I'm not sure where they go in
the English translation, or how they make sense in the original Japanese.

>   1. ずっと我慢してきたが、この状態だと⻭医者さんに⾏かざるを得ない。 I tolerated it all this time but in
> this situation, I can't not go to the dentist.
>
>   2. 上司の話を聞くと、どうしても海外に出張をせざるを得ないようです。 Hearing the story from the boss, it
> seems like I can't not go on a business trip overseas no matter what.
>
>

Is there an easy way to differentiate between conditional and quotation 「と」,
other than quotation 「と」 being followed by obvious verbs such as 「思う」, 「考える」,
「言う」, etc.?




You can think of it like this:

The basic idea of と particle is "A then B". As quotation is a kind of
exception, **it is rare that quotation 「と」 doesn't come with such verbs as 言う
etc** , though some fixed phrases might not.

As for your sentences, both follows the idea of "A then B".

1: Conditional -- but it might be the same as 2.

2: See 2-5 of [this dictionary
entry](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/154670/meaning/m1u/%E3%81%A8/):

> ５ 次の話題の前提となる意を表す。「気象庁の発表による―、この夏は雨が少ないとのことだ」




You can think of it like this:

The basic idea of と particle is "A then B". As quotation is a kind of
exception, **it is rare that quotation 「と」 doesn't come with such verbs as 言う
etc** , though some fixed phrases might not.

As for your sentences, both follows the idea of "A then B".

1: Conditional -- but it might be the same as 2.

2: See 2-5 of [this dictionary
entry](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/154670/meaning/m1u/%E3%81%A8/):

> ５ 次の話題の前提となる意を表す。「気象庁の発表による―、この夏は雨が少ないとのことだ」

