JLPT N4 Elementary
たり
listing representative actions or alternating states
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Other forms
だり used after verbs whose ta-form ends in んだ, like 飲む → 飲んだ → 飲んだり
1 Particle
Listing Example Activities
Cites specific actions as representative examples from a broader, unstated set of activities.
Example
週末 は 本 を 読んだり 、 映画 を 見たり します 。
On weekends, I do things like read books and watch movies.
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2 Particle
Alternating Between Two States
Describes a continuous cycle where two contrasting actions or states repeatedly alternate.
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