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write + and what's more — stacking reasons

kaku shi

and what's more — stacking reasons

今日きょうさむいし、あめってるし、いえにいようよ。

kyou wa samui shi, ame mo futteru shi, ie ni iyou yo.

It's cold today, and it's raining too — let's just stay in. casual

このみせやすいし、えきからもちかいので、よく利用りようしています。

kono mise wa yasui shi, eki kara mo chikai node, yoku riyou shite imasu.

This place is cheap, and it's close to the station too, so I use it a lot. neutral

Examples

and besides / what's more — listing reasons that each count, with more left unsaid; a single trailing し still implies the rest

今日きょうさむいし、あめってるし、いえにいようよ。

kyou wa samui shi, ame mo futteru shi, ie ni iyou yo.

It's cold today, and it's raining too — let's just stay in. casual

このみせやすいし、えきからもちかいので、よく利用りようしています。

kono mise wa yasui shi, eki kara mo chikai node, yoku riyou shite imasu.

This place is cheap, and it's close to the station too, so I use it a lot. neutral

会場かいじょうひろいですし、設備せつびととのっていますし、ここがよろしいかとおもいます。

kaijou mo hiroi desu shi, setsubi mo totonotte imasu shi, koko ga yoroshii ka to omoimasu.

The venue is spacious, and the facilities are well equipped — I believe this is the right choice. formal

明日あしたはやいし、そろそろかえるね。

ashita mo hayai shi, sorosoro kaeru ne.

I've got an early start tomorrow (among other things), so I'll head off. casual

Formation

Notes

Nouns and na-adjectives take だし (雨だし, 便利だし); polite ですし・ ますし is natural. Even one し implies unstated further reasons — that openness is what separates it from a plain て-link.

Related patterns

Similar

  • から rests the whole case on one decisive reason; し stacks co-existing reasons and flags the list as open-ended — 安いし近いし offers reasons plural with more implied, 安いから commits to price alone.

Same meaning

because; the reason is

PatternAttaches to
から
なくて
ので
nazenara (planned)