し

Conjunction (Basic ㊦ 395)

A conjunction to indicate ‘and’ in an emphatic way.

Equivalent: And what’s more; not only ~ but also ~; so

今日はテニスもしたし、映画も見た・見ました。: I not only played tennis but also saw a movie today.
ここは夏は暑いし、冬は寒い・寒いです。: Here it's hot in the summer, and what's more, it's cold in the winter.
このアパートは奇麗だし、安い・安いです。: This apartment is clean, and what's more, it's inexpensive.
遊びたいんです・だが明日は試験だし遊べない・遊べません。: I would like to play, but there is an exam tomorrow, and I can't fool around.
仕事もあったし、結婚も出来たし、とても嬉しいです。: Not only did I find a job, but I was also able to get married, so I'm very happy.
今日は天気もいいし、どこへ行きましょうか。: It's a nice day, so shall we go out somewhere?
あの人は美人だし、頭もいい。: She's beautiful and what's more she's bright.
切符は買ってあるし、是非見に行きましょう。: I've bought a ticket for you, so let's go see it, by all means.

Formation

(i) {V/Adjective い}	し
	{話す /話した} し	Someone talks/talked and what’s more
	{食べる /食べた} し	Someone eats/ate and what’s more
	{高い /高かった} し	Something is/was expensive and what’s more
(ii) {Adjective な stem/ N}	{だ/だった} し
	{静かだ/静かだった} し	Something is/was quiet and what’s more
	{先生だ/先生だった} し	Someone is/was a teacher and what’s more

1. As in Example (a), し can be repeated more than once in a clause, just like Verbて '~ and' can be repeated.

2. There are times when a sentence ends with し in order to weaken the sentence and obscure the cause / reason:

3. When the speaker wishes to be very polite, the clause before し can be in the formal form if the main clause is in the formal form, as in (2).