# Listing ## Connecting sentences ### そして This conjunction means "and". It implies a cause-effect relationship between the two sentences. There's an interconnection, where the order of the actions cannot be changed. > [!info] Examples > バスケットボールをした。==そして==水を{飲|の}んだ。 > I played basketball. Then, I drank water. ### それから This conjunction means "and" or "after that". It implies a chronological order to the events. Since there's no interconnection, the order of actions could be changed. > [!info] Examples > スーパーに行きました。==それから=={弁当|べんとう}を食べました。 > I went to the supermarket. After that, I ate my bento. ### それに This conjunction means "and", "besides" or "in addition". Implies a new information in relation to the precedent one. It is not used to add a negative information to a positive one, and vice-versa. > [!info] Examples > 昨日、{病気|びょうき}になった。==それに==パソコンも{壊|こわ}れた。 > I got sick yesterday. Beside, my computer broke. ### それで Means "because of that", "therefore". Substitutes the first sentence happening before by それ, highlighting information from it. > [!info] Examples > {子供|こども}のころ、毎日{電車|でんしゃ}で{通|かよ}うていた。==それで=={電車|でんしゃ}{運転手|うんてんしゅ}になりたかった。 > When I was a child, I took the train to school every day. Because of that, I wanted to be a train driver. ## Exhaustive listing ### と This particles means "and" or "with". Used for a list that is exhaustive. Connects sentences. > [!info] Examples > 犬==と=={住|す}んでいます。 > I live with my dog. > > フランス語==と==スペイン語を習っています。 > I am learning French and Spanish. ### て connecting Used for a list that is exhaustive. Connects verbs. See [[TeF (1) - basics#て sequence]]. ## Unexhaustive listing ### や Used for a list that is unexhaustive. Translates to "among other things". Formal. Used only with nouns. Cannot be repeated! > [!info] Example > フランス==や==スペインに{旅行|りょこう}しました。 > I travelled to France and Spain (among others). ### など Means "things as". Can be used with や for a meaning like "etc". Used with nouns. Cannot be repeated! > [!info] Example > お金がないのでカフェ**や**レストラン==など=={払|はら}えない。 > I can't pay things like cafes or restaurant (etc.) because I have no money. ### とか~とか Used for a list that is unexhaustive. Translates to "among other things". More casual than や or たり~たり. Ending a sentence with とか can soften the meaning. Can also be used to quote someone. Only used with verbs and nouns. Can be repeated. > [!info] Examples > {果物|くだもの}はバナナ==とか==リンゴ==とか==が好きです。 > I like fruits like bananas and apples. > > 明日{野球|やきゅう}==とか==しようか。 > Do you want to play baseball (or something) tomorrow? > > もう{諦|あきら}めよう==とか==言わないで。 > Don't say (things like) we should already give up. ### たり~たり
V-た
い-Adj い かった
な-Adj + だった
N + だった
+ り
V (casual)
い-Adj
な-Adj + だ
N + だ
+ し