# Usage of とand の in a sentence **URL:** \ **Category:** Grammar\ **Created:** [September 14, 2018, 4:42am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/usage-of-%E3%81%A8and-%E3%81%AE-in-a-sentence/32807 "2018-09-14T04:42:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![beshikie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/beshikie/32/200429_2.png) [@beshikie](https://community.wanikani.com/u/beshikie)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 4:42am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/usage-of-%E3%81%A8and-%E3%81%AE-in-a-sentence/32807/1 "2018-09-14T04:42:38Z")
Hi. I would like to ask when and how とand の are used in a sentence? Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Belthazar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/belthazar/32/4469_2.png) [@Belthazar](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Belthazar)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 4:45am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/usage-of-%E3%81%A8and-%E3%81%AE-in-a-sentence/32807/2 "2018-09-14T04:45:04Z")
They’ve both got several uses. The main use you’ll probably see, though is と means “and”, but is only used for lists of nouns, while の indicates ownership, same as 's in English. ---
**Author:** ![beshikie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/beshikie/32/200429_2.png) [@beshikie](https://community.wanikani.com/u/beshikie)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 4:47am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/usage-of-%E3%81%A8and-%E3%81%AE-in-a-sentence/32807/3 "2018-09-14T04:47:43Z")
Thank you 😄 ---
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と Has a lot of uses 🙂 It’s first use is to list a complete list of nouns: 車とバイクがほしい —\> I want a car **and** bike It is used to quote things. Put と After a direct or indirect quote. This is also used for thoughts 「車とバイクがほしい」と言った —\> They **said** “I want a car and bike” It can be used to mean “with” 友達と公園に行った —\> I went with my friend to the park Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think in Kansai dialect, adding と to the end of a sentence can ask a question in casual conversation. 眠らないと？ —\> Can’t sleep? A lot of onomatopoeia use the と particle It can mean “If” ドアを開けると寒くなるよ —\> **If** you open the door, it will get cold の Also has a couple meanings It can be possesive: 私の本 —\> **My** book 私の本のページ —\> **My** book’s page It can be used to ask for an explanation (I think it can also be sort of feminine) 学校に行かなかったの? —\> You didn’t go to school (why?) It can also be used to GIVE the explanation It is used to describe placement of objects: 机の上に… —\> On top of the table… (I.e., On the table’s above/top) That’s all I can think of at the moment 🙂 This website might help: [http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/complete/no\_particle](http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/complete/no_particle) [Listing multiple nouns – Learn Japanese](http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/complete/multiple_nouns) ---
**Author:** ![beshikie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/beshikie/32/200429_2.png) [@beshikie](https://community.wanikani.com/u/beshikie)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/usage-of-%E3%81%A8and-%E3%81%AE-in-a-sentence/32807/5 "2018-09-14T23:10:20Z")
Thanks a lot 😄😄 I will check out the links you have given. ---
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More uses of の **It can replace が in a relative clause.** 背が高い人がいる。 (There is a tall person) This is grammatical, but Japanese people find が’s piling up on each other to be grating on the ears. 背 **の** 高い人がいる。 This sentence has the exact same meaning, and the の is doing exactly the same role as が was, but now you don’t have two が’s. You cannot replace the second が with の, because that is the main clause, not a relative clause. **It can make verbs and adjectives into nouns.** ゴルフが好きです (I like golf) ゴルフをする **の** が好きです (I like to play golf) 面白い映画を見た (I saw an interesting movie) 面白い **の** を見た (I saw an interesting one) This one requires some context before it to make sense. ---
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Related to ownership/possession, “ＸのＹ” can mean “X(adjective) Y”. For example, “弟のDavid” is more likely to mean “my younger brother David” than “brother’s David”. Although there’s a class of words where you have to use “な” instead. ---
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