N5 grammar
〜と〜
to
And, for a closed list
Formationnoun + と + noun
と joins nouns into a complete list: these things and nothing else. When you want to leave the list open, や does that job instead. Use it when you are naming exactly what you bought or exactly who came.
Examples
〜と〜 is marked in each sentence. Tap any word for its dictionary entry.
私にはガッツとやる気があります。
I'm a person with guts and a strong will.
日本人は米と魚を主食にしています。
The basic Japanese diet consists mainly of rice and fish.
日本とイギリスは島国である。
Japan and Britain are island countries.
ものにはたいてい表と裏がある。
With most things there's both what you see and what's behind it.
サウナとプールがあります。
There's a sauna and a pool.