Grammar Point
conjunction
conj 
particle
prt 
と

and

Noun + と + Noun

The particle と is used to list items exhaustively, meaning it connects all the items in a group. It translates to 'and' in English.

Noun and Noun

This structure connects two or more nouns to show that they are the only items in the set.

Coffee and tea.

Dogs and cats.

Meat and vegetables.

Note

Unlike the particle や, which implies a list is incomplete, と implies that the list is complete and includes everything being discussed. It cannot be used to connect sentences or adjectives; it only connects nouns.

Words: 
と
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