connective N3 common casualpolitewritten
それと — and
それと
Meaning
- and / also / and another thing — tacks an extra item or point onto what was just said, usually in conversation
Key sentence
パンを二つ、それと牛乳をください。
Two breads, and also some milk, please.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Sentence- or item-initial (adding to the previous one) | [A]。それと、[B]。 | 宿題やった?それと、明日の用意は? |
Examples
切手を五枚、それと封筒もお願いします。
Five stamps, and envelopes too, please.
報告はこれで終わりです。それと、来週の会議は中止です。
That's the end of the report. Also, next week's meeting is cancelled.
Easily confused with
それに それに piles on a supporting point that reinforces the same direction ('and on top of that'); それと just adds a separate, often unrelated item to a list — lighter and more conversational. そして そして moves the narrative or sequence forward ('and then'); それと flags a tacked-on extra, the spoken 'oh, and one more thing.'
Notes
- Mostly spoken; in writing そして / また are preferred. Often opens a final afterthought before ending a conversation.
See それと in real sentences
Jengo shows それと the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar.