zuotengdazuo Sempai Joined 8 Dec 2019 Messages 830 Reaction score 19 7 May 2020 #1 Hi. What is the function of the circled と? I don't know we can attach と to たり. Thank you.
Toritoribe 松葉解禁 Moderator Fifteen-year veteran Joined 22 Feb 2008 Messages 18,266 Reaction score 4,926 8 May 2020 #2 That's the common quotation particle と. 時には叱ってくれたり、時には励ましてくれたり is examples of 応援. (There is a set expression ～たりと（も）, but it's not the case here.)
That's the common quotation particle と. 時には叱ってくれたり、時には励ましてくれたり is examples of 応援. (There is a set expression ～たりと（も）, but it's not the case here.)
zuotengdazuo Sempai Joined 8 Dec 2019 Messages 830 Reaction score 19 8 May 2020 Thread starter #3 Thank you. I get it.