たり

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Japanese

Etymology 1

From the 終止形 (shūshikei, terminal form) of the classical tari below.

Particle

たり (tari

  1. Shows examples of actions or states.
    テレビを()たり、パソコンをしたりしている。
    Terebi o mitari, pasokon o shitari shite iru.
    I'm (doing things like) watching TV and playing on the computer.
Usage notes

Attaches to the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of verbs, adjectives, and nominals, in the same way as the past/perfective ending (ta). (The result is segmentally identical to the past/perfective form + ri.)

Etymology 2

/-te ari//-tari/

Contraction of (te), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of the classical perfective (tsu), and あり (ari, to be; to exist).

Suffix

たり (-tari-ri

  1. (Classical Japanese, jodōshi) Used to form the stative of verbs.
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • (-ta, past or perfective)
  • たら (-tara, conditional)
  • たり (-tari) (above)

Etymology 3

/-to ari//-tari/

Contraction of the case particle (to) and the verb あり (ari, to be; to exist).

Verb

たり (tari-ri

  1. (Classical Japanese or archaic) to be
    (しょ)(じょ)たる()(がみ)
    shojo taru megami
    virgin goddess
Conjugation

In modern Japanese, the continuative (to) or として (to shite) and the adnominal たる (taru) are used with the so-called -tari adjectives.