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Grammar detail: particle し
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The particle し is used to link multiple states into a list, with the suggestion the list is incomplete. It is very similar to や, but where や is only used for nouns, し can also be used for adjectives or relative clauses. It is often used when each clause describes a state of being.
noun + (です or だ) + し
な adjective + (です or だ) + し
い adjective + し
verb plain or ます form + し
The stem form of する is also し. However, In this usage, し is functioning as a particle, so it can follow the verb する:
し, the stem form of the verb する, is sometimes used similarily to して, simply functioning to join the next phrase, as opposed to delineating elements in a list. Typically this would also be translated with 'and', however, so the meaning is not usually ambiguous. Consider the following, for example:
Note that the subject of each clause must be marked with は, not が, because the use of し makes it possible for the clauses to have different subjects.
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Kanji used in this grammar
セイ ショウ life なま raw いかす to enliven いきる to live いける to arrange flowers うまれる to be born うむ to give birth to き pure, undiluted おう to grow, to sprout はえる to grow, to sprout はやす to grow, cultivate
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