とすると

About

～とすると is a combination of the と quotation marker, the verb する, and the conditional marker と.

～とすると is used to create "If X then Y" statements based on some objective info, like data, or statistics. These contain logical, obvious conclusions, rather than the speaker's opinion or subjective statements.

E.g. 時給じきゅう2000円えんで8時間じかん働はたらくとすると、1日にちで16000円えんもらえる。 "If you were to work eight hours at 2000 yen per hour, you could make 16,000 yen in one day."

It is also possible to start a sentence using とすると. This connects the following statement to something that was previously said, or some recently discovered information.

E.g. とするとホテル到着とうちゃくは真夜中まよなかを過すぎますね。 "That means we'll be arriving at the hotel past midnight."

Summary

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  ～とすると is used to create "If X then Y" statements

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  ～とすると statements are based on objective info

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  とすると can also come at the start of a sentence