日本語のおしゃべり

Japanese Language
「Particles」

「Dano・だの」
１．Indicates a non-exhaustive list of items or actions: "such things as."
NOTE: Dano, is a colloquial usage, similar to yara and to ka.

Examples:
クリスマスには、友達から本だの、カレンダーだの、チョコレートだのをもらいました。
Kurisumasu ni wa, tomodachi kara hon dano, karendā dano, chokorētoda no o moraimashita.
At Christmas, I received from friends a book, a calendar, some chocolates, and other such things.

学生の時は、ショパンだのリストだののピアノ曲をよく弾きました。
Gakusei no tokiu wa, Shopan dano Risuto dano no piano-kyoku o yoku hikimashita.
When I was a student, I played a lot of piano pieces by such composers as Chopin and Liszt.

２．Used for a pair of opposite actions or states (either opposite words or the positive and negative form of the same word).

Examples:
行くだの行かないだのと言わないで、どちらかに決めて下さい。
Iku dano ikanai dano to iwanai de, dochira ka ni kimete kudasai.
Stop saying that you will go, and then that you won't go, make up your mind one way or the other.

オーストラリアは、今寒いだの、熱いだのと言う人がいて、どちらなのかわかりません。
sutoraria wa, ima samui dano, atsui dano to iu hito ga ite, dochira na no ka wakarimasen.
Since some people say Australia is cold now, and some say it's hot, I'm not sure which it is.

Hope this helps!

じゃまたね！

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