All JLPT grammar
N3

~それと~

Used to link two or more items; 'and', 'also'.

At a glance

それと means "and also" or "in addition". It adds another item or point to what was just said and is mostly used in conversation.

[Statement A]。それと、[Statement B]。
[Item A]、それと [Item B]

明日あしたはテストがあります。それと、宿題しゅくだいも出だしてください。 There's a test tomorrow. Also, please hand in your homework.


How to form it

それと does not conjugate. It goes in one of these places:

Position Example Register
Start of a new sentence, after a statement 会議かいぎがあります。それと、資料しりょうも持もってきてください。 Spoken, polite or casual
Between items in a list 牛乳ぎゅうにゅうと卵たまご、それとパンをください。 Spoken, polite or casual

Examples

  • 買かい物ものに行いくつもりです。それと、郵便局ゆうびんきょくにも行いかなくては。

    I plan to go shopping, and I also have to go to the post office.

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