〜たり〜たりします

Pattern
〜たり〜たりします
Level
N5
Reading
たりたりします
Meaning
Do things like A and B
Attaches to
Verb た-form + り
Nuance & register

Representative listing of activities among others.

Example

休みの日は本を読んだり映画を見たりします。 (On holidays, I do things like read books and watch movies.)

Easily confused with

〜て、〜て connects actions chronologically, while 〜たり〜たり lists representative actions in non-strict order.

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