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	彼かの女じょ　は　テニス　や　泳およぐの　が　上じょう手ず。 kanozyo ha tenisu ya oyoguno ga zyouzu.
Meaning	She's good at tennis and swimming (among other things).
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation

topic particle	は ha
subject particle	が ga
good (at); skillful	上じょう手ず zyouzu
she	彼かの女じょ kanozyo
tennis	テニス tenisu
nominalizer	の no
and; or	や ya
to swim	泳およぐ oyogu

Japanese

kanozyo ha tenisu ya oyoguno ga zyouzu.

Breakdown of kanozyo ha tenisu ya oyoguno ga zyouzu.

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