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This episode covers the Japanese grammatical pattern 〜たり〜たりする, used to list representative actions.

Today's podcast covers: 〜たり〜たりする — to do things like A and B (listing representative actions) This pattern lists a few representative actions or states among many, implying they are examples rather than an exhaustive list. Each verb takes its past-tense form followed by ri, and the whole phrase is typically closed with the verb suru. 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. Vocabulary: 週末は — on weekends 本を — books 読んだり — do things like read 映画を — movies 見たりします — and watch, among other things Become a Makoto+ member for bonus content: www.MakotoPlus.com

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Topics covered

• Japanese language
• grammar
• phrases
• representative actions
• education

Keywords

• Japanese phrases
• grammar
• 〜たり〜たりする
• representative actions
• language learning

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