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~し~(し)

And.../and what's more...

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~し~(し)

And.../and what's more...

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can attach to casual verbs, い-adjectives, or nouns/な-adjectives using だ, can be used to list things, and often similarly provides emphasis to saying "and what's more..." in English.

E.g. しおりはスポーツもきだ、ステキなひとだ。 "Shiori likes sports too, and what's more, she's a lovely person."

し can also be used to provide reasons and implies that something is being left unsaid.

E.g. やめとく?あそこ、たか......"Should we not (go)? That place is expensive (and stuff)..."

し can also be used to provide emphasis. Usually, this is done at the end of a sentence.

E.g. それあとでやる。 "I'll do that later."

    Summary

  • b

    し can be used to list things, provide reasons, and provide emphasis

  • b

    When used for reasons, し implies there are other reasons being left unsaid

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