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JLPT N1
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Meaning
either.... or....
Either you must come here or I must go there.
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Formation
Phrases
ジュースなりコーラなり、おすきなものをどうぞ
juice.. cola.. have whatever you like
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きみがくるなり,ぼくがいくなりしなくてはならない
Either you must come here or I must go there.
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べんきょうばかりしていいないで、たまにはそとにあそびにいくなりスポーツをするなりして、きぶんてんかんをしたらどうですか。
Instead of studying all the time, once in a while why don't you go outside and play or play sports and do something for a change of pace sometimes?
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かぜをひいたのなら、くすりをのむなりなになりすればよかったのに
If you caught a cold, it would have been better if you'd taken some medicine or done something (instead of doing nothing)
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うろうろさがしまわらないで、こうばんできくなりすればよかったのに
It would have been better if you'd gone and asked the police or something instead of lingering around searching for it.
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えいごなりスペインごなり、なんかがいこくごをみにつけたい。
Either English or Spanish, I kind want to master a foreign language.
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Discussion and comments
Ref # Kanzen Master Level 1 - p49 - no.50
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Ref # A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar p223
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