それに (soreni) Meaning Japanese Grammar - In Addition To That ...
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それに (soreni) is a expression literally meaning is to that, to that thing.
それに is made up of それ and the particle に:
- それ (
sore) is a demonstration of the kosoado series.そ れ meansthatreferring to an object far from the speaker and close to the listener.
We find それ in many expressions that take on various nuances in use, including:
それに is one of these expressions that we are going to learn more about in this post.
Meaning of それに
私が見たのはそれにそっくりの家だった。
The house I saw was identical to the one.
それに - in addition to
This meaning and use that we are going to see of それに can be translated as: furthermore, in addition to that ....
It is synonymous with:
それに加えて from the verb in the dictionary form 加える
addin addition to thatanother term with the same meaning is そして
After stating something, それに is used to add information to what was said at the beginning.
It is a colloquial term, but also used a lot in the commercial field.
Position of それに in a list
- それに in a list can be inserted before the last element.
A、B、C、D、それにEです。
A 、 B 、 C 、 D and additionally E.
必要な材料は、鉄、木、塩、それに銀です。
The materials needed are: iron, wood, salt and also silver.
それに at the beginning of the sentence
私は留学をする予定です。私は自然が好きなのでカナダを選びました。それに、カナダならアメリカに近いので、アメリカ旅行もできます。
I plan to go to study abroad. I chose Canada because I love nature. Also Canada is close to the United States and I can also visit the United States.
それに after the comma
We can find それに as in the previous sentence, at the beginning of a sentence or in the middle of it, after the comma, which in Japanese is called コンマ (from the English comma).
この雑誌は読みやすく、それに写真もきれいだ。
This magazine is easy to read, plus it also has nice photos.
東京は人口が多いし、それに物価が高い。
Tokyo has a large population and also the cost of living is expensive.
Synonyms for それに
- そして is often found in place of それに, different expressions but with the same meaning. For example, in the sentence about the list we can also use そして
新製品の特長は、軽い、早い、小さい、それに安いです。
The characteristic of new products is that they are light, fast, small and also cheap.
- 〜に加えて,
in addition to ...,moreover ...,in addition to ...
今月は通常の家賃に加えて、アパートの更新料も払わないといけない。
This month, in addition to the regular rent, we also have to pay the costs for the renewal of the lease.
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