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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dhmkhkk" data-source="post: 806401" data-attributes="member: 71447">Hi everyone,I'm kind of struggling with と particle here, and since I started the thread some time ago already, I'd like to post my question here.随分と執念深い紳士のようだなhow come it's "随分と"? The dictionary says that zuibun is an "adverb taking the 'to' particle". What does it mean exactly? Googling the issue didn't help much. The only thing I found was that 'to' can be used with onomatopoetic adverbs, which zuibun is not. Could you help me with that please? Also, to make sure I haven't missed anything: と is used for these main cases:1. To mark quotations/thoughts (と言う、と思う etc)2. To connect nouns/noun clauses4. Conditional (春になると、 ...)3. with onomotopoetic adverbs (犬がワンワンと吠えている)Is there any other important usage? I have a feeling I meet と too often and I don't always see why it is used there even though I understand the idea of the sentence...As always, thank you very much for your help <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite117" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>