Different ways to refer to many things
1. When referring to a few things amongst many:
Only use や once.a) [や～など]
机の引き出しの中にペンや紙などがあります
Can only give two examples.
など emphasizes that there are others than given in the examples.
MNN10.
Note とか also comes at endb) [～とか～とか」どな音楽を聞きますか？。。。ジャズとかファンクとか。
More casual than や
MNN36
No と at end.c) [N1とN2とN3...]りんごとみかんとオレンジを買った
A list of things (two or more).
enumerates all possibilities (implies no others).
Sentence present tense: means you do it as a habit.
Only use two examples. Regardless of the example verbs always end with the する verb.
Verbs are conjugated using the plain past form.
Implies other examples exist even if only one し is used
Can chain a few examples together with "、":
MNN4
2. When referring to a few actions amongst many:
[たり、～たりする]
土曜日ハイキングをしたり、テレビをみたりしました
Sentence in past tense: means you did (once) at that time.土曜日ハイキングをしたり、テレビをみたりしました
Sentence present tense: means you do it as a habit.
Only use two examples. Regardless of the example verbs always end with the する verb.
Verbs are conjugated using the plain past form.
MNN19.
3.When giving a few reasons or when describing a few merits of a given subject.
Plain form (before し）[～し]いろもきれいだしこのギターをかいました。
Implies other examples exist even if only one し is used
Can chain a few examples together with "、":
MNN28空気がきれいだし、長く海外があるし、そのまちはいい所だと思います
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