GrammarJLPT N2
both...and...
Expression

Definitions

  1. 1. both...and...
A grammatical pattern used to list two or more items together, emphasizing that both apply. It translates roughly as "both...and..." or "...as well as...," and is used to show that multiple things share the same quality or situation.

Grammar

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Example sentences

Sentence 1

There's no milk and no eggs left in the fridge.

Sentence 2

I have zero motivation and zero patience today.

Sentence 3

I'm sick of hearing both the excuses and the apologies!

Sentence 4

I think I'm lacking both the courage and the confidence.

Sentence 5

I wonder if I have neither the talent nor the luck.