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Occasionally the particle nado occurs after a verb or

adjective in the plain imperfect or perfect:

Igirisu ni ryūgaku suru nado to itte imasu.
He’s talking of going to study abroad in England
and the like.

The particle nanka means ‘the likes of’ with negative or

deprecatory implications:

Watashi nanka sonna koto wa dekimasen
A person like me wouldn’t be able to do such a

thing.

Eigo nanka shirimasen.

I don’t know any English (it’s too hard for me)!

6.20. Particle ka meaning ‘or’

You have learned the particle ka as a sort of audible question

mark. It also occurs after a noun with the meaning
‘(either…) or….’ Here are some examples:

Hon ka zasshi o katte yomimashō.
I guess I’ll buy a book or magazine to read.