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13課 助詞・接続詞・敬語入門
Particles, conjunctions & introductory honorifics — だけ, しか, までに, こそあど, お〜になる
13課

〜とか〜とか

接続:N/ふつう形 + とか、〜とか
Which is…, such as… — lists several examples, implying something else. voice.
注意 / Note:Different from や in that とか can be attached to verbs and adjectives in ふつう形, while や can only be attached to nouns.
比較 / Compare:パンやたまご(only nouns)/読むとか書くとか(attaches verbs).
よく出る形 / Common form:Nとか Nとか/V辞書形とか V辞書形とか+する。
休みの日は映画を見るとか買い物に行くとかします。
On my days off, I watch movies and go shopping.
果物はりんごとかバナナとかが好きです。
As for fruits, I like apples and bananas, for example.
寒いとか暑いとか、文句が多いね。
Which is cold and which is hot, I complain a lot.

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