can で particle be used to say "and"


I saw some example sentences where the で particle was used to say "and", can't
you just use "と" or "し"? Why was で used?




In modern Japanese, で is used as the conjunctive (basically, "`[VERB]`
and...") conjugation of the basic copula ("to be" verb) だ.

Since だ means "is", で then means "is, and".

Examples:

  * 電車【でんしゃ】は便利【べんり】 **で** 、毎日【まいにち】乗【の】ります。  
The train **is** convenient, **and** I use it every day.

  * フェラーリは車【くるま】 **で** 非常【ひじょう】に高【たか】い。  
A Ferrari **is** a car, **and** it is extremely expensive.

  * 私【わたし】は人間【にんげん】 **で** 、空【そら】を飛【と】ぶことはできません。  
I **am** a human, **and** I cannot fly in the sky.

Meanwhile, と just means "and" when listing things, and includes no "to be"
sense.

  * 人参【にんじん】 **と** キャベツのサラダ  
a salad of carrots **and** cabbage

  * 栗【くり】 **と** リンゴを使【つか】ってケーキを作【つく】る  
to make a cake using chestnuts **and** apples

_(It must be lunchtime, I keep thinking about food. )_




In modern Japanese, で is used as the conjunctive (basically, "`[VERB]`
and...") conjugation of the basic copula ("to be" verb) だ.

Since だ means "is", で then means "is, and".

Examples:

  * 電車【でんしゃ】は便利【べんり】 **で** 、毎日【まいにち】乗【の】ります。  
The train **is** convenient, **and** I use it every day.

  * フェラーリは車【くるま】 **で** 非常【ひじょう】に高【たか】い。  
A Ferrari **is** a car, **and** it is extremely expensive.

  * 私【わたし】は人間【にんげん】 **で** 、空【そら】を飛【と】ぶことはできません。  
I **am** a human, **and** I cannot fly in the sky.

Meanwhile, と just means "and" when listing things, and includes no "to be"
sense.

  * 人参【にんじん】 **と** キャベツのサラダ  
a salad of carrots **and** cabbage

  * 栗【くり】 **と** リンゴを使【つか】ってケーキを作【つく】る  
to make a cake using chestnuts **and** apples

_(It must be lunchtime, I keep thinking about food. )_

