Strength (Intermediate ㊥ 223)
A phrase to indicate two representative choices/examples.
Equivalent: ~ or ~ (for example); like ~ or ~
| (i) Noun | なりNounなり{が/を} | |
| 田中君なり山田君なり{が/を} | Either Tanaka or Yamada | |
| (ii) Noun | Noun1 Particleなり Noun2 Particleなり | Where Particle=other particles than が/を |
| 山へなり海へなり | To the mountain or to the oceans | |
| 田中君になり山田君になり | Either to Tanaka or to Yamada | |
| (iii) Noun | Noun1なり Noun2 Particle | Where the Particle is に,へ,と,で,から |
| ラジオなりテレビなりで | Either on the radio or TV | |
| (iv) Vinformal nonpast | なり Vinformal nonpast なり | |
| 読むなり、書くなり | Reading or writing |
