たり (たり) - -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going")

たり

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going")

N4Common wordParticle

Particle

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going")

Particle

doing such things as ...

Particle

expresses a command

Copula, Auxiliary verb, Irregular ru verb (plain form ends in ri)

to be

Auxiliary verb, Irregular ru verb (plain form ends in ri)

indicates completion or continuation of an action

Example Sentences

何人も空(から)の胃の腑では愛国者たり得(える)ない。

No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.