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11課 目的・理由・逆接・列挙
Purpose, reason, reverse, list — ために, ように, ので, のに, し, たり
11課

〜たり〜たりする

接続:Vた形 + り、Vた形 + り + する
Which is… which is… — states some typical actions, implying there are other things.
注意 / Note:Must end with する. Divide tenses in する: 〜たりしました, 〜たりしています. You can just use one たり.
比較 / Compare:〜たり〜たり(a few typical events, not in order)/〜て、〜て(in chronological order).
よく出る形 / Common form:Vたり、Vたりします/しました。
休みの日は、本を読んだり、音楽を聞いたりします。
On my days off, I read books and listen to music.
日本で、寺を見たり、買い物をしたりしました。
In Japan I went to see temples, shopped...
最近、暑かったり寒かったりします。
These days it's sometimes hot and sometimes cold.

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