Is the following と an example of 'with' or 'compared to'?


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。].




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'`.




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'`.

