と
(To)
X and Y (exhaustive listing of nouns).
Connection rules
- ＋Noun + と + Noun (+ と + Noun ...).
- ＋Exhaustive: the listed items are the complete set — no others implied.
- ＋Contrast with や (non-exhaustive): 本と鉛筆 ('a book and a pencil, exactly these two') vs 本や鉛筆 ('books, pencils, and other things').
Examples
1.
りんごとバナナを買いました。
Ringo to banana o kai mashi ta.
I bought an apple and a banana.
「X and Y (exhaustive listing of nouns)」
2.
田中さんと鈴木さんと山田さんが来ました。
Tanaka san to suzuki san to yamada san ga ki mashi ta.
Mr. Tanaka, Mr. Suzuki, and Mr. Yamada came.
「X and Y (exhaustive listing of nouns)」