Vocab Info

Unclassified Particle, Copula, Auxiliary verb, る-verb (り, irregular)

たり-ing and -ing (e.g. 'coming and going')

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    1. Particle

      1. 1.

        -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going")

        as …たり…たり, after the 連用形 form of verbs
      2. 2.

        doing such things as...

        used adverbially
      3. 3.

        expresses a command

        as …たり…たり at sentence-end, after the 連用形 forms of a repeated verb
    2. Copula, Auxiliary verb, る-verb (り, irregular)

      1. 4.

        to be

        Archaic, from とあり, after a noun, Only applies to たり,

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    3. Auxiliary verb, る-verb (り, irregular)

      1. 5.

        indicates completion or continuation of an action

        Archaic, from 〜てあり, after the 連用形 form of verbs, Only applies to たり

    All Forms

    たりだり

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