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と (to) — “and” & “together with”
Complete lists of nouns, and doing things with people
と has two everyday jobs: joining nouns into a complete list (パンと卵 — bread and eggs, that's everything), and marking a companion (友だちと — with a friend). It only connects nouns — for connecting sentences you'll later meet て-form and から.
How to form it
| Pattern | Example |
|---|---|
| A + と + B | 犬とねこ — dogs and cats |
| Person + と + verb | 家族と旅行します — travel with family |
Example sentences
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| すしとラーメンを食べました。 | すしとらーめんをたべました。 sushitora-menwotabemashita。 | I ate sushi and ramen. |
| 友だちと映画を見に行きます。 | ともだちとえいがをみにいきます。 tomodachitoeigawominiikimasu。 | I'm going to see a movie with a friend. |
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Watch out
と implies the list is complete. For an open-ended “things like A and B”, Japanese uses や instead: すしやラーメン (sushi, ramen, and so on).