JLPT N4EverydayConversational

それにbesides; and … too

それに starts a new sentence with "besides" or "and … too". You have made one point, and you add another that pulls the same way.

この店みせは駅えきから近ちかい。それに、料りょう理りもおいしい。だから、よくここで食たべる。

This restaurant is close to the station. Besides, the food is good, so I often eat here.

How to form it

Sentence。それに、+ one more point

It comes first in the new sentence, usually with a comma after it.

Before it: One point: a reason, something good, or a problem.
After it: One more of the same kind, often with も.
Where you'll meet it: Conversation, polite or casual, and relaxed writing.

In use

今日きょうは疲つかれている。それに、明日あしたも早はやいから、もう帰かえるよ。

I'm tired today. Besides, I have an early start tomorrow, so I'm going home now.

この道みちは狭せまい。それに、夜よるは暗くらい。別べつの道みちを行いこう。

This road is narrow, and it's dark at night too. Let's go another way.

Two problems add up the same way.

A

新あたらしいアパートはどう？

How's the new apartment?

B

いいよ。駅えきから近ちかいし、それに家や賃ちんも安やすいんだ。

It's good. It's close to the station, and the rent is low too.

After し it sits inside one sentence. In conversation the two often go together.

Two things to know

It can't add the other side

When the second point goes against the first, the word is でも.

Sounds odd: このアパートは広ひろい。それに、駅えきから遠とおい。

This apartment is big. Besides, it's far from the station.

A good point, then a bad one: でも、駅えきから遠とおい.

It isn't "and then"

English "and" also carries a story forward. それに adds a point; it doesn't say what happened next.

Not said: ドアを開あけました。それに、部屋へやに入はいりました。

(I opened the door. Then I went into the room.)

それから、部屋へやに入はいりました.

Close neighbours

それからN5

"After that", the next step. In a shop or a café it also adds the next thing you want.

ケーキを一ひとつください。それから、コーヒーもお願ねがいします。

One slice of cake, please. Also, a coffee.

そしてN5

Plain "and", mostly in stories, essays and speeches. It adds a fact without making a case for anything.

この公こう園えんは広ひろい。そして、駅えきからも近ちかい。

This park is spacious, and it is also close to the station.

しN4

Piles up reasons the same way, inside one sentence.

雨あめも降ふっているし、風かぜも強つよいし、今日きょうは出でかけません。

It's raining, and it's windy too, so I'm not going out today.

Check yourself

1Which one fits?

このホテルは高たかい。（　　）、駅えきからも遠とおい。ほかを探さがそう。

Choose an answer to see why.

2Which one fits?

電でん気きを消けしました。（　　）、部屋へやを出でました。

Choose an answer to see why.

More detail

In a list

In a list of things it brings in one more: "and … as well".

コーヒーとサンドイッチ、それにサラダをください。

A coffee and a sandwich, and a salad as well, please.

それにします

In それにします, "I'll have that one", it is just それ and に. Nothing is being added.

More sentences

このかばんは軽かるくて丈じょう夫ぶだ。それに、値ね段だんも手てごろだ。

This bag is light and sturdy. Besides, the price is reasonable.

この部屋へやは明あかるい。それに、窓まどから海うみが見みえる。

This room is bright. Besides, you can see the sea from the window.

今日きょうは風かぜが強つよい。それに、雨あめも降ふっているから、出でかけない。

It's windy today. Besides, it's raining, so I'm not going out.

ホテルの部屋へやは清せい潔けつだった。それに、スタッフも親しん切せつだった。

The hotel room was clean. And the staff were kind, too.

彼かれは説せつ明めいが上手じょうずだ。それに、質しつ問もんにも丁てい寧ねいに答こたえてくれる。

He is good at explaining things. And he answers questions carefully, too.

この町まちは静しずかだ。それに、公こう園えんが多おおいので、子こどもを育そだてやすい。

This town is quiet. It also has lots of parks, so it's a good place to bring up children.

Compared with similar forms

"And", "also", "what's more": joining sentences