List things together or say who you do something with

と joins nouns into a complete "and" list, or marks who you do something with.

JLPTN5

Noun と Noun~ to ~

A and B (complete list); with [person]

Example Sentence

あかと赤とredあお青blue をまぜる混ぜるmixとむらさき紫purple になるbecome

Mix red and blue to get purple

Word Details →

Between nouns, と means "and" and lists items exhaustively, implying nothing was left out. After a person's name it means "with", marking who you did something with. It also marks quoted speech or thoughts, coming right before verbs like いう ("to say") and おもう ("to think").

Tips and Common Traps

Hana· Key point

When you want to describe doing something with a friend, と is the particle you need: 友だちとともだちと (with a friend) before the verb and you're set.

Maru· Common trap

と lists things exhaustively — 'A and B and that's all'. For an open list where you're implying 'and more', use や instead.

Build the Sentence

JLPT N5

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Bread and eggs

Arrange the words in the correct Japanese order:

パン

bread

たまご卵

egg

と

and / with

noun + も (also / too)... と思う