Lesson 43: 〜たり〜たり・〜た ほうが いい

N5 · Lesson 43 · 18 min — Use た形けい+り to give examples of what you usually do. Then use た形けい/ない形けい+ほうが いいです to give advice.

Last lesson you learned た形けい and 〜た ことが あります. This lesson gives た形けい two more jobs. Add り and you get examples: "doing things like A and B." Add ほうが いいです and you get advice: "you should..." Let's read the comic first!

After this lesson, you can:

Let's ask the local elders

Mr. Kuma ducks into the kitchen when someone mentions a past Taiwanese student. Rin decides to find the shop another way... (おとしより = elders; 聞ききます = ask)

〜たり〜たり します = give a few examples; 〜た ほうが いいです = you should... Next lesson: Kumata says, "Let's talk like friends!"

New words in this lesson

Grammar 1 / 2: 〜たり〜たり

Verb た形けい+り. 〜たり〜たり します = "doing things like A and B": you pick examples from many things, not the whole list.

Grammar 2 / 2: 〜た ほうが いい

た形けい+ほうが いいです = you should...; ない形けい+ほうが いいです = you shouldn't... (advice for someone else)