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JLPT N4 · Sentence patterns

それに (sore ni)

それに — “besides / moreover”

In short · A conjunction that adds one more point in the same direction as the previous sentence: a good point after a good point, a bad one after a bad one.
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Pattern

  • 文。それに、+文 文。それに、+文 (この部屋は広い。それに、駅に近い。)

How to use it

You add reasons or features one at a time: 広い。それに、駅に近い. It usually opens a sentence, followed by a comma.

Cautions

Join things in the same direction (good + good, bad + bad). For opposite content use でも or しかし. しかも and そのうえ are close alternatives.

Examples

  • この部屋(へや)は広(ひろ)い。それに、駅(えき)に近(ちか)い。

    Kono heya wa hiroi. Sore ni, eki ni chikai.

    This room is spacious. Besides, it's near the station.

  • この料理(りょうり)は簡単(かんたん)だ。それに、安(やす)い。

    Kono ryōri wa kantan da. Sore ni, yasui.

    This dish is easy to make. Besides, it's cheap.

  • 今日(きょう)は寒(さむ)い。それに、風(かぜ)も強(つよ)い。

    Kyō wa samui. Sore ni, kaze mo tsuyoi.

    It's cold today. Moreover, the wind is strong too.

Common mistakes

  • Do not confuse it with しかし, which joins opposite ideas.
  • Keep both sides in the same direction.

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