たり・・たりする tari..tari suru
How to make”たり・・たりする..” in Japanese.
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- ・ Meaning: do such things as A and B
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- ・ JLPT Level: N4 日本語能力試験N4級レベル
- ・ Category: grammar 文法
You can use たり・・たりする when you want to say ” do such things as A and B
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The patterns is below:
verb ta-form + ri ,verb ta-form + ri suru
do such things as A and B
It makes a list of activities or attributes. It means something like “this and that/sometimes this and sometimes that/in some parts this in other parts that”. With nouns or -na adjectives it becomes “～だったり …～だったりする”.
例文：Examples of sentence (with audio)
私は本を読んだりテレビを見たりするのが好きです。Watashi wa hon o yonda ri , TV o mitari suru noga suki desu
I like to do such as reading books and watching TV
先週私は大阪に行ったり、奈良に行ったりしました。Senshu watashi wa Osaka ni ittari Nara ni ittari shimashita
I went to Osaka and Nara among other places over the weekend
昨日私は本を読んだりお菓子を食べたりした。Kinou watashi wa hon wo yondari okashi wo tabetari shita.
Yesterday I was reading a book and eating sweets.
Keep up with your studies!