Japanese

<p>We previously learned using <strong>と</strong> (and) to connect nouns. In this lesson, we're going to learn the particle <strong>や</strong> (and).</p>

<p><strong>や</strong> is used to list two or more nouns, and unlike <strong>と</strong> it implies that there are other possible items that have not been listed. For example:</p>

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<p><strong>や</strong> can also be used with the adjective <strong>など</strong>, meaning <strong>and so on</strong> or <strong>etcetera</strong>, to explicitly indicate that there are other objects besides those listed.</p>

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The connecting particle や

hiragana character

kanji

adnominal

adverb

auxiliary

conjunction

compound

i-adjective

interjection

noun

na-adjective

numeral

particle

case particle

conjunctive particle

discourse particle

prefix

pronoun

suffix

verb

sentence

hiragana writing

kanji writing

kanji component

reading vocabulary

katakana writing

katakana character

godan - group 1

itidan - group 2

group 3

transitive

intransitive

proper noun

discourse

phrase

expression

Word	イタリア　や　日に本ほん　の　食たべ物もの　が　好すき　です。itaria ya nihon no tabemono ga suki desu.
Meaning	(I) like Italian and Japanese food (among others).
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation
Course	Japanese
Lesson	The connecting particle や

to be	ですdesu
possessive case particle	のno
Japan	日に本ほんnihon
subject particle	がga
food	食たべ物ものtabemono
liked; likeable; loved; lovable	好すきsuki
Italy	イタリアitaria
and; or	やya

Japanese - itaria ya nihon no tabemono ga suki desu.

Breakdown of itaria ya nihon no tabemono ga suki desu.

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