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たり
だり
English
Particle
as …たり…たり, after the ren'youkei forms of multiple verbs
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going")

Particle
used adverbially
doing such things as...

Particle
as …たり…たり at sentence-end, after the ren'youkei forms of a repeated verb
expresses a command

Meaning restricted to たり
Auxiliary verb
Irregular ru verb, plain form ends with -ri
See also: たる
Archaism
from とあり, after a noun
to be

Meaning restricted to たり
Auxiliary verb
Irregular ru verb, plain form ends with -ri
Archaism
from 〜てあり, after the ren'youkei form of a verb
indicates completion or continuation of an action

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Phrases
何人も空の胃の腑では愛国者たり得ない。
Parts: 何人も (なにびとも) (から) 胃の腑 (いのふ) 愛国者 (あいこくしゃ) たり (だり) 得る (える)
No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.