たり
Meanings
Particle
1. -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going")
as …たり…たり, after the -masu stem of verbs
2. doing such things as ...
used adverbially
3. expresses a command
as …たり…たり at sentence-end, after the -masu stem of a repeated verb
Copula
Auxiliary verb (archaic)
4. to be
from とあり, after a noun
when read as "たり"
Auxiliary verb (archaic)
5. indicates completion or continuation of an action
from 〜てあり, after the -masu stem of verbs
when read as "たり"
Pitch accent
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Examples (1 in total)
No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.