など

Particle (Basic ㊦ 267)

A marker that indicates exemplification.

Equivalent: And so on; and the like; for example; things like ~

日本の食べ物の中では寿司や天ぷらなどが好きだ・好きです。: Among Japanese foods I like things like sushi and tempura.
A:冬休みはどこに行きましょうか。 B:ハワイなどどうですか。: A: Where shall we go during the winter vacation? B: How about Hawaii, for example?
大学ではフランス語やドイツ語などを勉強した。: In college I studied French and German and the like.
この大学には中国や韓国などから学生が大勢来ます。: A lot of students from China, Korea and so on come to this college.
A:経済学を専攻するつもりですか。 B:いいえ、経済学など専攻するつもりはありません。: A: Are you going to major in economics? B: No, I have no intention of majoring in things like economics.
A:この翻訳をして下さいませんか。 B:こんな難しいもの、私などには出来ません。: A: Could you kindly translate this for me? B: A person like me cannot translate such a difficult thing.

Notes

1. A particle normally follows など, as in:

など {は/が/(を)/(に)/から/で/へ/より/etc.}

Particles other than が, を, and は can precede など, but, depending on the context, this order gives the sentence a more derogatory meaning. Examples:

箸でなど食べられない。
We can't eat with damned chopsticks.

箸などで食べる人もいる。
Some people eat it with chopsticks (and the like).

If the main predicate is negated, as in Examples (d) and (e), など often conveys a sense of humbleness especially when the subject is the speaker or a member of his in-group. In other cases, it is generally derogatory.

【Related Expression】

なか is the informal, colloquial version of など. It is used as など is used except that in a context conveying undesirability or contempt there is more emphasis on the derogatory meaning.