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after every item in the list except the last. After the last

item, you use whatever particle is appropriate to show the
relationship between the whole phrase and the rest of the
sentence.

O-sake ya bīru ya wain o kaimashita.

I bought things like sake, beer, and wine.

O-sake to bīru to wain o kaimashita.

I bought sake, beer, and wine.

6.19. nado, nanka

The particle nado is used after a noun, with or without other

particles (including ga, o, and wa) following. The English
equivalent is often ‘and the like, et cetera, and so on, or

something of the sort.’ The force of the particle is to make
the limits of the preceding phrase somewhat more vague. It

often occurs after a group of nouns that are usually
connected to each other by the particle ya, but sometimes

the particle is omitted.

Tīshatsu ya sētā nado o kaimashita.
I bought T-shirts and sweaters and the like.

Kyōdai to kenka nanka shimasu ka.
Do you do such a thing as fight with your
siblings?