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JLPT N5 · Grammar
Highlighted parts are the fixed pieces of the pattern; the rest changes with the word you attach it to.
## What it means や connects a couple of examples from a longer list without naming everything. It's like saying "things like A and B" in English, when there could be more items you're not mentioning.
## When to use it Use it between nouns, A や B, and optionally add など at the end to mean "and so on." や only connects nouns, not verbs or adjectives.
## Don't confuse it with と also connects nouns, but と lists everything completely. かばんに本とノートがあります means the bag has exactly a book and a notebook, nothing else. かばんに本やノートがあります means the bag has things like a book and a notebook, plus possibly other stuff too.
鞄の中に本やノートがあります。
There are things like books and notebooks in my bag.
朝ごはんにパンや卵を食べます。
For breakfast I eat things like bread and eggs.
週末は映画や音楽が好きです。
On weekends I like things like movies and music.
机の上に辞書やペンなどがあります。
There are things like a dictionary and a pen on the desk.
日本語や英語を勉強しています。
I'm studying languages like Japanese and English.
店には果物や野菜が売っていますか。
Does the store sell things like fruit and vegetables?
休みの日は掃除や洗濯をします。
On my days off I do things like cleaning and laundry.