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Particle
1. -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going")as …たり…たり, after the ren'youkei forms of multiple verbs
Particle
2. doing such things as...used adverbially
  • なにびと何人も
  • から空の
  • いのふ胃の腑
  • あいこくしゃ愛国者
  • たり
  • 得ない
No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.
Particle
3. expresses a commandas …たり…たり at sentence-end, after the ren'youkei forms of a repeated verb
Auxiliary verb, Irregular ru verb, plain form ends with -ri
4. to beArchaic, Only applies to たり, See also たる, from とあり, after a noun
Auxiliary verb, Irregular ru verb, plain form ends with -ri
5. indicates completion or continuation of an actionArchaic, Only applies to たり, from 〜てあり, after the ren'youkei form of a verb
Other forms
だり

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