〜し、〜~shi, ~
Shi, (〜し、〜) means “adding reasons or features”.
This hotel is close to the station, and transportation is convenient too.
Use 〜し to list features or give a reason for a suggestion or judgment.
In the course
How it works
What two advantages does this hotel have? 「し」 adds features side by side, meaning “and also.”
The traveler wants to keep costs down, so suggests looking for cheap flights. 「し」 can link a reason to a suggestion.
Giving just the reason 「予算を抑えたいし」 can also imply that there are other reasons.
「駅に近いし、手頃ですから」 gives two reasons, explaining why the hotel is recommended.
After 「部屋が狭いし」, add that the reviews are poor. You can list drawbacks too.
Verbs usually take 「し」 directly after the plain form, as in 「抑えたいし」.
い-adjectives take 「し」 after the plain form. Keep 「い」 in 「近いし」 and 「狭いし」.
For nouns and な-adjectives in the present affirmative, add 「だ」 before 「し」, as in 「便利だし」.
Polite forms can take 「し」 too: both 「近いですし」 and 「便利ですし」 work.
Example sentences
- このkonoホテルhoteruはwa駅ekiにni近いchikaiし、shi交通koutsuu手段shudanもmo便利benri
In a conversation
- Aどこのホテルがいいですか。
A: Which hotel would be good?
- Bこのホテルはどうですか。駅に近い
Check yourself
Level 1 · Recognise
Which sentence is correct?
Level 1 · Recognise
Listen and choose the meaning
Level 2 · Build
Put the words in order
This hotel is close to the station, and transportation is convenient.
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
このホテルは 場所もいいです。
This hotel is cheap, and the location is good.
More grammar in this theme
- 〜し、〜adding reasons or features