だと

dato

if it is, in the case of

ExpressionJLPT N3

What does だと mean?

だと is a Japanese expression meaning “if it is, in the case of” in English. It is written as だと in hiragana, and dato in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

トムって素敵な名前だと思う。

I think Tom is a nice name.

More JLPT N3 words

～の様に～のように～noyouni
similarly to
だってdatte
but, because, even
かもしれないkamoshirenai
maybe, perhaps
者ものmono
person (same as 人 (ひと))
いけないikenai
must not do, bad, wrong
為にためにtameni
for
それでもsoredemo
but (still), and yet, nevertheless
人間にんげんningen
human being, person