A, B, etc.
18
パチンコとか競馬とか、そんなデートはいやよ!
I don't want a date with stuff like pachinko or horse racing!
12
私の朝ご飯はいつも、パンとかフルーツとかを食べます。
I always eat things like bread and fruit for breakfast.
11
父の日のプレゼント?ネクタイとかでいいんじゃない?
A present for Father's Day? Isn't something like a tie good?
9
愛とか恋とか、よく分からなくなっちゃったよ。
I've really come to not understand things like love and affection.
17
帽子とかマフラーとか、忘れてない?
Are you forgetting anything like your hat or scarf?
Getting the sentences
Construction
(Elements in parentheses are optional.)
Basic Examples:
雪とか雨とか風とか (snow, rain, wind, etc)
食べるとか寝るとか (eating, sleeping, etc)
Notes
Can be used with only a single example given (+とか)
Where this grammar is found
Grammar usage notes
You can use it like や, so you can add など after it. But it can also means like など when standalone. The other one that can act like this is やら.
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