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Home N2 Grammar Pattern List 〜だの〜だの

N2

〜だの〜だの

Meaning

Indicates listing several examples. Mostly a colloquial expression carrying dissatisfaction or criticism, describing griping about this and that.

Examples
  1. 彼は給料が安いだの仕事がきついだの、文句ばかり言っている。 He does nothing but complain, saying the salary is low and the work is hard.
  2. 部屋には漫画だの雑誌だのが散らかっていた。 The room was cluttered with manga, magazines, and the like.