〜だの〜だの
N1dano ... dano
things like A and B (complaining list)
Formation
Noun / Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj + だの + ... + だの
Chinese meanings
……啦……啦
Chinese formation
名词/简体句+だの+……+だの
Chinese usage
列举若干事情,常带不满或轻视。
Chinese notes
比やら、とか更容易带负面语气。
Examples
- 息子は、野菜は苦いだの肉は硬いだのと文句ばかり言って、なかなか食べない。My son keeps complaining that the vegetables are bitter, the meat is tough and so on, and hardly eats.儿子净抱怨蔬菜苦啦、肉硬啦,迟迟不吃。
- 部屋の中は、古い雑誌だの壊れた家電だので足の踏み場もない。The room is so full of old magazines, broken appliances and whatnot that there's nowhere to step.房间里尽是旧杂志、坏家电等,连落脚的地方都没有。
- 彼女は、疲れただの眠いだのと言って、なかなか宿題を始めない。Going on about being tired, being sleepy and so on, she just won't start her homework.她说累啦、困啦,迟迟不开始做作业。
Notes
Lists examples with annoyance or disapproval, often followed by と(言う). Compare neutral 〜やら〜やら (N2) and 〜とか〜とか.
#example#criticism#casual
Related N1 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('dano-dano');
{
"id": "dano-dano",
"pattern": "〜だの〜だの",
"romaji": "dano ... dano",
"level": "N1",
"meaning": "things like A and B (complaining list)",
"formation": "Noun / Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj + だの + ... + だの",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "息子は、野菜は苦いだの肉は硬いだのと文句ばかり言って、なかなか食べない。",
"furigana": "{息子|むすこ}は、{野菜|やさい}は{苦|にが}いだの{肉|にく}は{硬|かた}いだのと{文句|もんく}ばかり{言|い}って、なかなか{食|た}べない。",
"en": "My son keeps complaining that the vegetables are bitter, the meat is tough and so on, and hardly eats."
},
{
"ja": "部屋の中は、古い雑誌だの壊れた家電だので足の踏み場もない。",
"furigana": "{部屋|へや}の{中|なか}は、{古|ふる}い{雑誌|ざっし}だの{壊|こわ}れた{家電|かでん}だので{足|あし}の{踏|ふ}み{場|ば}もない。",
"en": "The room is so full of old magazines, broken appliances and whatnot that there's nowhere to step."
},
{
"ja": "彼女は、疲れただの眠いだのと言って、なかなか宿題を始めない。",
"furigana": "{彼女|かのじょ}は、{疲|つか}れただの{眠|ねむ}いだのと{言|い}って、なかなか{宿題|しゅくだい}を{始|はじ}めない。",
"en": "Going on about being tired, being sleepy and so on, she just won't start her homework."
}
],
"tags": [
"example",
"criticism",
"casual"
],
"notes": "Lists examples with annoyance or disapproval, often followed by と(言う). Compare neutral 〜やら〜やら (N2) and 〜とか〜とか.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "5c22d59974cb15b8963824dd61079a8084453d66d1e4fb0f3b722cd90e1bb462",
"meanings": [
"……啦……啦"
],
"formation": "名词/简体句+だの+……+だの",
"explanation": "列举若干事情,常带不满或轻视。",
"notes": "比やら、とか更容易带负面语气。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "息子は、野菜は苦いだの肉は硬いだのと文句ばかり言って、なかなか食べない。",
"zh": "儿子净抱怨蔬菜苦啦、肉硬啦,迟迟不吃。"
},
{
"ja": "部屋の中は、古い雑誌だの壊れた家電だので足の踏み場もない。",
"zh": "房间里尽是旧杂志、坏家电等,连落脚的地方都没有。"
},
{
"ja": "彼女は、疲れただの眠いだのと言って、なかなか宿題を始めない。",
"zh": "她说累啦、困啦,迟迟不开始做作业。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n1.json#dano-dano",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "161d8c2123cf3f1e6f4f7a4c3ef979bc99526a3885e6abe8e11cbb83fc2ec295"
}
}