Saturday, December 28, 2019

usage - What is the meaning of 〜たりして?


I've just come across "〜していたりして" at the end of a sentence in a post on Facebook, so it's probably very casual. Does anyone know the correct meaning and typical usage?



Answer



たりして is used to posit some event as a possibility but something you are not sure about. For example, about the future:



10年後に大金持ちになっていたりして。



From the nature of this expression meaning "not being sure", it is also used as a hedge when you want to be modest and a bit comical:




ひょっとして、さっきのことでまだ怒ってたりして。



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