Meaning & usage
The particle と connects nouns in a complete list meaning and, as in パンと牛乳 for bread and milk. It also marks the companion someone acts together with, carrying the sense of with. It attaches directly to a noun without の or な, and is repeated after each noun when listing more than two items.
Example sentences 8
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ママとパパは今日は何したの？
What did Mom and Dad do today?
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これとあれとでは、どちらが安いんですか。
Which is cheaper, this or that?
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３月は２月と４月の間にある。
March comes between February and April.
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ノートとペンを出しなさい。
Get out your notebooks and pens.
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そこにはバスと電車で行きました。
I went there by bus and train.
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カーテンとカーペットが新しくなった。
Curtains and carpets were renewed.
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そこらへんは、男子と女子とでは違うんだってば。
Obviously that's different for men and women.
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お待たせしました。お子様セットとクリームソーダです。
Thank you for waiting. One kid's meal and an ice cream soda.
In past JLPT papers
This came up in 11 past exam questions.
And 6 more tests.
