Definition of し
し
shi
Common word
particle, conjunction
1.
and, besides, moreover, what's more, not only ... but also
2.
because, since(usu. indicates one of several reasons)
3.
the thing is, for one thing(at sentence end; gives reason for an unstated but deducible conclusion)
Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 101 results)
In the case of language, however, it is only the ability to talk and understand that we inherit genetically; the particular language or languages that we speak are passed on to us not by genetic transmission but by cultural transmission