たり
Reading: たり
Meaning: and (listing actions)
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Example Sentence
雨 が 降っ たり 止んだり する 天気 だ
The weather keeps alternating between rain and clear skies.
Usage Notes
A grammatical form used to list multiple representative actions or states, implying there may be other similar examples. Requires at least two ~たり phrases followed by する.
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