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GrammarJLPT N4
doing things like
ParticleCopulaAuxiliary VerbIrregular Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. -ing and -ing (e.g. \coming and going\")"
  2. 2. doing such things as ...
  3. 3. expresses a command
A grammar pattern used to list actions or states as representative examples, implying there are other similar ones not mentioned. It is equivalent to saying "doing things like... and..." and often appears with ～たりする at the end of the sentence.

Grammar

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Example sentences

Sentence 1

You're just going to keep saying "I'll do it" then "never mind," aren't you?

Sentence 2

First you say "I'll try to make it," then "I'll definitely be there" — which one is it?

Sentence 3

That rumor keeps spreading and dying down — it won't settle.

Sentence 4

You keep going "that's wrong" and then "whatever," so which is it!

Sentence 5

That person comes across as kind one moment and cold the next, don't you think?