GrammarJLPT N2
in addition to
Expression

Definitions

  1. 1. in addition to
This grammatical pattern means "not only... but also" or "in addition to," used to stack two related, often negative or positive, statements together. It connects two clauses where the second adds on top of the first. For example: "It's cold, and on top of that, it's raining."

Grammar

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Example sentences

Sentence 1

This restaurant has huge portions and the food is authentic, too.

Sentence 2

My schedule is already packed, and now I have an unexpected visitor on top of that.

Sentence 3

His jokes are terrible, and they just keep coming — it's too much!

Sentence 4

Tanaka is thorough and fast at their work too.

Sentence 5

That piece is easy to understand and convincing on top of that.