Meaning
Lists representative or selected actions.
Formation
- た form + り on each action, with する at the end: 読んだり見たりします
- Only the final する carries tense and politeness: しました
When to use it
- Core use
- Lists representative or selected actions
Example
休みの日は本を読んだり映画を見たりします
On days off, I do things like read books and watch films.
Important notes
- Word forms and particle choice depend on the pattern's role in the sentence.
Common mistakes
- Do not reorder or reshape the highlighted parts to match English word order.