たり

Also written だり

Meanings

1. Particle -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going") (as …たり…たり, after the -masu stem of verbs)
2. doing such things as ... (used adverbially)
3. expresses a command (as …たり…たり at sentence-end, after the -masu stem of a repeated verb)
4. Copula, Auxiliary verb, Irregular verb to be (from とあり, after a noun) See also: 足る (たる).
5. Auxiliary verb, Irregular verb indicates completion or continuation of an action (from 〜てあり, after the -masu stem of verbs)

Example sentences

• 失礼に振舞ったりしないのが一番だと思う。
  I think it is best not to be impolite.
• 私は秘密を漏らしたりしません。
  Your secret will be safe with me.
• 狼は普通、人々を襲ったりしません。
  Wolves won't usually attack people.
• あなたには感謝してもしたりない。
  I can't thank you enough.
• 熊が眠ったり横になるとき、その姿勢は熱を逃したいのか保ちたいのかによる。
  When bears sleep or lie down, their postures depend on whether they want to get rid of heat or conserve it.

Common phrases

• 上がったり下がったり (あがったりさがったり) going up and down
• 忸怩たる思い (じくじたるおもい) feelings of strong embarrassment (over one's own actions)

Words containing たり

• 踏んだり蹴ったり (ふんだりけったり) having one misfortune after another
• 似たり (にたり) fake
• 願ったり叶ったり (ねがったりかなったり) everything working out as desired

And 29 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists