たり

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

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Also a form of

Meanings

たり · だり

  1. particle, as …たり…たり, after the -masu stem of verbs -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going")
  2. used adverbially doing such things as ...
  3. as …たり…たり at sentence-end, after the -masu stem of a repeated verb expresses a command
  4. copula, auxiliary verb, irregular ru verb, plain form ends with -ri, archaic, from とあり, after a noun to be
  5. auxiliary verb, irregular ru verb, plain form ends with -ri, archaic, from 〜てあり, after the -masu stem of verbs indicates completion or continuation of an action

In sentences

少女しょうじょはあたりを見回みまわした。 The girl looked around. #146724

私わたしたちは子供こどもがふたりいる。 We have two kids. #494247

雪ゆきはあたり一面いちめんに積つもっていた。 Snow lay all over the ground. #141976

私わたしたちは子こどもがふたりいます。 We have two children. #677143

駅えきで彼かれとばったり出会であったんだ。 I bumped into him at the station. #9066459

その犬いぬはかみついたりしませんよ。 The dog will not harm you. #211003

おふたりが幸しあわせでありますように。 May you both be happy! #227554