〜と

N5

and / with / quotation

Formation

Noun + と + Noun / Sentence + と

Explanation

と has multiple uses: connecting nouns (and), indicating accompaniment (with), and quoting speech or thoughts (that).

Examples

コーヒーとケーキをください。
コーヒーとケーキをください。
Coffee and cake, please.
友達と映画を見ました。
ともだちとえいがをみました。
I watched a movie with a friend.

Common Mistakes

  • !と lists exhaustive items (A and B only); や lists non-exhaustive items

Related Grammar

〜もalso / too〜と思うI think that ~
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