日本語のおしゃべり

Japanese Language
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「Nari・なり」

１．Indicates a choice: ”Or, whether or not."
NOTE: This usage is similar to the more common ka, but nari lends slightly more emphasis.

Examples:
その問題について、松田先生なり、高山先生なりに聞いてみて下さい。
Sono mondai ni tsuite, Matsuda-sensei nari, Takayama-sensei nari ni kiite mite kudasai.
Please ask either Professor Matsuda or Professor Takayama about that problem.

明日行くなり、あさって行くなり、早く決めましょう。
Ashita iku nari, asatte iku nari, hayaku kimemashō.
Let's hurry up and decide whether we are going tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
「Are we going tomorrow or the day after tomorrow? Let's hurry up and decide.」

２．Indicates a suggestion: "Or something."

Examples:
まだ時間がありますから、喫茶店でお茶を飲むなりしましょうか。
Mada jikan ga arimasu kara, kissaten de ocha o nomu nari shimashō ka.
Since there's still time, shall we drink some tea at a coffee shop or something?

健康のためにテニスなり、ゴルフなり、何か運動をした方がいいですよ。
Kenkō no tame ni tenisu nari, gorufu nari, nani ka undō o shita hō ga ii desu yo.
For the sake of your health, you had better get some exercise, like playing tennis or golf.

３．Indicates that a second action follows immediately upon the action preceding: "as soon as."
NOTE: This usage is similar to to and -tara.

Examples:
信号が青になるなり、待っていた車が走り出した。
Shingō ga ao ni naru nari, matte ita kuruma ga hashiridashita.
As soon as the light turned green, the waiting cars began moving.

山本さんが電車に飛び乗るなり、ドアがしまった。
Yamamoto-san ga densha ni tobinoru nari, doa ga shimatta.
As soon as Yamamoto jumped into the train, the doors closed.

４．The expression nan nari: "whatever, anything."

Examples:
ご不満なことがあったら、何なりとおっしゃって下さい。
Go-fuman na koto ga attara, nan nari to osshatte kudasai.
If there is anything unsatisfactory, please say so [lit., say whatever it is].

５．The expression dai nari shō nari: "whether big or small."

Examples:
どこにでも、大なり小なり問題はあるでしょう。
Doko ni de mo, dai nari shō nari mondai wa aru deshō.
There are problems everywhere-some big, some small.
[Everyone has problems, whether they are big or small.]

Hope this helps!

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