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tari
particle, auxiliary verb, irregular ru verb

Alternate Written Forms:

dari

English Meaning(s) for たり

particle
  1. -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going") (as …たり…たり, after the ren'youkei forms of multiple verbs)
  2. doing such things as... (used adverbially)
  3. expresses a command (as …たり…たり at sentence-end, after the ren'youkei forms of a repeated verb)
auxiliary verb, irregular ru verb
  1. to be (from とあり, after a noun)
  2. indicates completion or continuation of an action (from 〜てあり, after the ren'youkei form of a verb)

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Sample Sentences for たり

He can't go without wine for even a day.
We can't live even one more day without water.
Since he's crazy about movies, he watches as many movies as he can.
I can't afford to waste a single yen.
You had better stop buying things at random.

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