〜とか

Formationnoun + とか + noun + とか

とか lists examples loosely, usually in pairs, and admits the list is incomplete. It is the conversational relative of や. Younger speakers also use it to soften a single word into an approximation.

Examples

〜とか is marked in each sentence. Tap any word for its dictionary entry.

1. 彼かれは言葉ことばとか手招てまねきで話はなそうとした。

   He tried to speak by word or gesture.

2. 私わたしも親おやの面倒めんどうとか見みられないですね。

   I can't look after my parents and such either.

3. 椅子いすとかテーブルとかの搬入はんにゅうはどうするの？

   What will we do about getting tables, chairs and such?

4. 僕ぼく高だか卒そつだからそのぶん高校こうこうの問題もんだいとか出来できる。

   I'm a high school graduate so I am that much able to answer high school problems and such.

5. 同どう世代せだいの人ひとは、仕事しごととか、買い物かいもので留守るすばかりです。

   My contemporaries are, working, shopping, out and about, all the time.