Vんと

Vnto

Common uses

• Conditional

Grammar elements

• Vんと

Although Kansai-ben has the conditional clause __と__ like in standard Japanese, the negative form Vんと can have a different function depending on the intonation.

While Vんと without a downstep^? is the normal conditional clause, Vんと with a downstep can mean "do not V^?" or "without doing V", similar to Vないで(ください) and Vせずに in standard Japanese.

Kansai-ben vs. Standard

Standard	Vないと Vないで(ください) Vせずに
Kansai-ben	Vんと

Examples

Vないと (conditional clause)

Standard	そろそろ行かないと遅刻するよ。
Kansai-ben	そろそろ行かんと遅刻するで。
English	If you don't leave soon you'll be late.

Vないで (negative imperative)

Standard	仕事ばっかりしないでたまには私と遊んでよ。
Kansai-ben	仕事ばっかりせんとたまにはうちと遊んでや。
English	You shouldn't just work, you know—every once in a while you should come out with me.

Vせずに

Standard	あいつ、全然仕事せずに携帯ばっかりさわってるよ。
Kansai-ben	あいつ、いっこも仕事せんと携帯ばっかりいじっとるわ。
English	He's always fiddling with his cell phone and not doing any work.