An extra meaning for the particle "と"?
So I was looking at the weblio.jp entry on 痛い目にあう today, when I came across these example sentences (with mildly inaccurate translations included):
「そんなことを言うと痛い目に逢うぞ」
"You shall smart for it."
「向こう見ずなことをして[怠けて]いると後で痛い目にあうぞ.」
"You'll pay for your recklessness [being lazy]."
I can't really read the second sentence, but even so, it would appear that the "と" particle can mean "for", which is something I've never seen mentioned anywhere else before.
Is this true? Or am I misunderstanding something?
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Both examples you gave have the construction
Sentence A + と + Sentence B
This construction basically means if Sentence A, then Sentence B.
(そんなことを言う)と(痛い目に逢うぞ)
If you say that, you'll pay for it.
(向こう見ずなことをしている)と(あとで痛い目に遭うぞ)
If you do something reckless, you'll pay for it later.
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