和 | Grammar | lingaku

Structure

[noun] + 和 + [noun] [noun]、[noun] + 和 + [noun]

Description

和 joins nouns. Two nouns, or the last two in a list.

。

He and I are both students.

、。

I bought a book, a pen and a notebook.

The list separator is 、, not a comma.

和 does not join sentences

This is the mistake to watch. English "and" links clauses freely; 和 does not. wǒ qù我去xué xiào学校hé和tā他qù去gōng sī公司 is wrong.

Two clauses are simply placed one after the other, or linked with 然后, 也 or 而且.

，。

I'm going to school and he's going to the office.

，。

I ate and then went to class.

和 does not join verbs or adjectives either

is wrong. Use 又…又… instead.

。

He's tall and thin.

和 as "with"

Before a verb, 和 marks the person you do something with, and 跟 does the same job more colloquially.

。

I'm going with a friend.

Examples

。

You and I are both students.

。

He and I are colleagues.

。

I like tea and coffee.

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There are books and pens on the table.

、。

I bought apples, bananas and water.

。

Chinese and English are both interesting.

。

Anna and I study Chinese together.

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My father and mother are both doctors.

。

Beijing and Shanghai are both big.

？

Which of you two is taller?

。

I'm talking with him.

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I'm free on both Saturday and Sunday.

References

Expressing "and" with "he"resources.allsetlearning.com