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N5

そして、~

Used to connect two sentences; 'and then', 'and'.

At a glance

そして means "and" or "and then". It comes at the start of a second sentence and links it to the first, either to show what happened next or to add more information.

Sentence 1。そして、Sentence 2。

昨日きのうは雨あめでした。そして、寒さむかったです。 Yesterday it rained. And it was cold.


How to form it

そして is a connector. It does not change form.

Where it goes Pattern Register
Start of the second sentence Sentence 1。そして、Sentence 2。 Polite and casual
With polite sentences ~ます。そして、~ます。 / ~です。そして、~です。 Polite
With plain sentences ~た。そして、~た。 Casual

A comma usually follows そして.

Examples

  • 朝あさ起おきて、そして宿題しゅくだいをしました。

    I woke up in the morning and then did my homework.

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