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N1 Lesson 3: 9/17

だの
things like, and so on, or something, and whatnot

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A(1) + だの + B(1) + だの
A(1) + だの + 何だの

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  • [だの is a casual expression used to list several phrases (at least two!) non exclusively]
  • [Usually, the speaker has a negative opinion about a number of things, either complaining that they have no value, they are being unconstructive, they have nothing in common with reality, or they are merely being annoying]
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ヒナは「臭（くさ）い」だの「まずい」だのと文句（もんく）ばかりを言（い）っている。
Hina only complains that "it smells" or "it's awful" and so on.
[だの is often used together with expressions like ばかり、文句、言い訳 and so on. と is sometimes omitted.]
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    • ラーメンやカレーが嫌（きら）いな人：「ラーメンだのカレーだのが好（す）きなやつは味（あじ）のわからんやつだよ。」
    A person that hates ramen and curry: "People who like things like ramen, curry, and so on are people who don't understand what taste is."
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    • 友達（ともだち）１は友達（ともだち）２に文句（もんく）を言（い）う：「私（わたし）たちは最近（さいきん）会話（かいわ）だの何（なん）だのばかりしているけど、実際（じっさい）に新製品（しんせいひん）を開発（かいはつ）する人（ひと）はいないよ。」
    Friend1 complains to friend2: "Recently we are doing nothing but shooting the breeze (chatting) and whatnot, but there is no one that will actually develop a new product."
    [だの何だの can be used when we want to list only one element of the group]
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