How to say ing in Japanese

たりtari☆・だりdari

particle:

  • -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going") - as …たり…たり, after the ren'youkei forms of multiple verbs
  • doing such things as... - used adverbially
  • expresses a command - as …たり…たり at sentence-end, after the ren'youkei forms of a repeated verb

auxiliary verb:

  • to be ［たり］ - from とあり, after a noun - archaism ➜ たる
  • indicates completion or continuation of an action ［たり］ - from 〜てあり, after the ren'youkei form of a verb - archaism

Example Sentences

進行形shinkougataのno文bunでdeはha、動詞doushiのnoing形gata、つまりtsumari現在分詞genzaibunshiとなりますtonarimasu。
In a progressive tense sentence it becomes the -ing form verb, that is the present participle.
ダニDANIにni「さん」づけ‘san’zukeするsuruのnoかka。面白いomoshiroiコKOだdaなna。
"Mister"ing a tick? You're a funny kid.

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