Is this と quotative or conditional?


> 調べた会社は「ルールがなくなると、就職する会社を探す **ための** 時間が長くなって、一生懸命勉強できなくなる **と**
> 心配する学生もいます。...」と話しています。  
>  The investigating company says "If they get rid of the rules then the time
> to find a company who is hiring will get longer and there will be students
> who worry _that_ they can no longer study hard".

1) Is the と in bold quotative or conditional? I feel as though this could be
translated in two ways:  
a) There are students who will worry if/when they can't study hard.  
b) There are students who will worry that they can't study hard.

2) Does ための add anything important here, or can I omit it without changing the
meaning/nuance?

3) Not sure about 就職する in 就職する会社. I translated this as "companies who are
hiring", but 就職する means "to find a job" not "to find an employee" so I think I
might have got it wrong.




  1. The と is quotative. You can parse the sentence in brackets as:

> 『ルールがなくなると、就職する会社を探すための時間が長くなって、一生懸命勉強できなくなる。』と心配する学生もいます。

The と in ルールがなくなると is conditional.

Literally: There are students who worry / Some students worry (saying) "If the
rules are abolished, the time to find a company to get a job in will get
longer, and I won't be able to study hard."

  2. Yes, 「就職する会社を探すための時間が長くなる」「就職する会社を探す時間が長くなる」 are both okay. I think the meaning will be clearer with ための. 

  3. 就職する会社 means "company (for me) to find a job in", 「(私が)就職する会社)」. The subject of 就職する is "I (i.e. 学生)". 




  1. The と is quotative. You can parse the sentence in brackets as:

> 『ルールがなくなると、就職する会社を探すための時間が長くなって、一生懸命勉強できなくなる。』と心配する学生もいます。

The と in ルールがなくなると is conditional.

Literally: There are students who worry / Some students worry (saying) "If the
rules are abolished, the time to find a company to get a job in will get
longer, and I won't be able to study hard."

  2. Yes, 「就職する会社を探すための時間が長くなる」「就職する会社を探す時間が長くなる」 are both okay. I think the meaning will be clearer with ための. 

  3. 就職する会社 means "company (for me) to find a job in", 「(私が)就職する会社)」. The subject of 就職する is "I (i.e. 学生)". 

