それに (Moreover)

What is それに?

それに means "moreover," "besides," "in addition," or "furthermore." It adds supporting information or additional reasons to strengthen a statement. It emphasizes accumulation - piling up reasons or facts to make a stronger point.

高い。それに遠い。
"It's expensive. Moreover, it's far."

忙しい。それに疲れている。
"I'm busy. Besides, I'm tired."

Basic Structure

Sentence 1. それに Sentence 2.

美味しい。それに安い。
"It's delicious. Moreover, it's cheap."

Between sentences
Adds information

Usage and Meaning

Adding reasons

時間がない。それにお金もない。
"I don't have time. Besides, I don't have money either."

疲れた。それに眠い。
"I'm tired. Moreover, I'm sleepy."

Cumulative reasons

Adding positive points

便利だ。それにきれいだ。
"It's convenient. Moreover, it's pretty."

安い。それに美味しい。
"It's cheap. In addition, it's delicious."

Multiple advantages

Strengthening arguments

危険だ。それに違法だ。
"It's dangerous. Furthermore, it's illegal."

無理だ。それに意味もない。
"It's impossible. Besides, it's meaningless."

Building case

Position in Sentence

Beginning of second sentence

雨だ。それに寒い。
"It's raining. Moreover, it's cold."

After period
New sentence

Polite and Casual

Works in both

Casual: 高い。それに遠い。
"It's expensive. Moreover, it's far."

Polite: 高いです。それに遠いです。
"It's expensive. Moreover, it's far."

Neutral connector

Common Contexts

Declining invitations

A: 映画に行かない？
B: 疲れてる。それにお金もない。
A: "Want to go to a movie?"
B: "I'm tired. Besides, I don't have money."

Multiple excuses

Making decisions

この店がいい。安いし、それに近い。
"This store is good. It's cheap, and moreover, it's close."

Accumulating pros

Explaining choices

買わない。高い。それに必要ない。
"I won't buy it. It's expensive. Besides, I don't need it."

Multiple reasons

それに vs それで

それに = addition (moreover)

高い。それに遠い。
"It's expensive. Moreover, it's far."

Adding point
Not cause-effect

それで = result (so)

高い。それで買わない。
"It's expensive. So I won't buy it."

Cause and consequence

それに vs そして

それに = emphatic addition

美味しい。それに安い。
"It's delicious. Moreover, it's cheap."

Strengthening point
Cumulative

そして = neutral addition

美味しい。そして安い。
"It's delicious. And it's cheap."

Simple connection
Less emphasis

Multiple それに

Listing many points

高い。それに遠い。それに不便だ。
"It's expensive. Moreover, it's far. Furthermore, it's inconvenient."

Can stack multiple
Gets emphatic

Common Patterns

Negative + それに + Negative

時間がない。それにお金もない。
"I don't have time. Besides, I don't have money either."

Piling up problems

Positive + それに + Positive

安い。それに品質もいい。
"It's cheap. Moreover, the quality is good too."

Accumulating benefits

それに with も

それに...も pattern

忙しい。それに疲れてもいる。
"I'm busy. Moreover, I'm also tired."

も adds emphasis
Double emphasis

Starting Arguments

Building persuasion

危ない。それに時間もかかる。
それに高すぎる。やめよう。
"It's dangerous. Moreover, it takes time.
Furthermore, it's too expensive. Let's stop."

Convincing through accumulation

Common Mistakes

Using for cause-effect

Wrong: 雨だ。それに家にいる。⚠️
Correct: 雨だ。だから家にいる。✓
"It's raining. So I'm staying home."

Use だから/それで for results
それに for adding points

Confusing with それから

それに: Moreover (addition)
高い。それに遠い。
"It's expensive. Moreover, it's far."

それから: And then (sequence)
買った。それから帰った。
"I bought it. And then I went home."

Different functions

Expressing "On top of that"

Emphasizing accumulation

忙しい。それにストレスも多い。
"I'm busy. On top of that, there's lots of stress."

Piling on

With Adjectives

Adding descriptions

美しい。それに親切だ。
"She's beautiful. Moreover, she's kind."

きれいだ。それに賢い。
"She's pretty. Furthermore, she's smart."

Multiple qualities

Reinforcing Negative Points

Listing problems

難しい。それに時間もかかる。
"It's difficult. Besides, it also takes time."

危険だ。それに違法だ。
"It's dangerous. Moreover, it's illegal."

Strengthening objection

In Persuasion

Convincing someone

この方法がいい。安い。それに簡単だ。
それに効果的だ。
"This method is good. It's cheap. Moreover, it's simple.
Furthermore, it's effective."

Building strong case

Formal Alternatives

加えて (in addition - formal)

便利である。加えて経済的でもある。
"It's convenient. In addition, it's economical."

More formal writing

さらに (furthermore - formal)

効果的だ。さらにコストも低い。
"It's effective. Furthermore, the cost is low."

Formal contexts

Practice Sentences

Basic

高い。それに遠い。
"It's expensive. Moreover, it's far."

忙しい。それに疲れている。
"I'm busy. Besides, I'm tired."

美味しい。それに安い。
"It's delicious. Moreover, it's cheap."

時間がない。それにお金もない。
"I don't have time. Besides, I don't have money either."

便利だ。それにきれいだ。
"It's convenient. Moreover, it's pretty."

Intermediate

このアパートは駅から近い。それに家賃も
安い。それに周りに店も多い。
とても住みやすいと思う。
"This apartment is close to the station. Moreover,
the rent is cheap. Furthermore, there are many stores nearby.
I think it's very easy to live in."

彼は仕事ができる。それに人柄もいい。
それに後輩の面倒もよく見る。
本当に素晴らしい先輩だ。
"He's good at his work. Moreover, he has a good personality.
Furthermore, he takes good care of juniors.
He's really a wonderful senior."

今日は疲れた。それに明日も早い。
それに天気も悪い。出かけるのは
やめておこう。
"I'm tired today. Besides, tomorrow is also early.
Moreover, the weather is bad. Let's
not go out."