と - and, with

AとB

Meaning

Connects a complete, closed list of nouns ("and"), or marks who you do something with ("with").

Explanation

Between two nouns, と means "and," but unlike や it lists every item in the group - nothing is left out. と can also follow a person to mean "with," showing who you're doing an action together with.

Formation

Noun + と + Noun / Person + と + Verb

Examples

りんごとみかんを買いました。
りんごとみかんをかいました。
I bought apples and mandarins.
友達と映画を見ました。
ともだちとえいがをみました。
I watched a movie with a friend.

Grammar explanations and example sentences written for NihongoTech.