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Modifies the end of the sentence directly and takes no だ/です, so there are no forms to conjugate.

あれやこれや

areyakoreyathis thing and that thing (weighing several options)N2adverb

Example sentences2

あれやこれやと理由りゆうをつけて、彼かれは手伝てつだおうとしない。

areyakoreya to riyuu o tsukete, kare wa tetsudaou to shinai.

He makes one excuse after another and won't help out. neutral

あれやこれや考かんがえたけど、結局けっきょく何なにも決きまらなかった。

areyakoreya kangaeta kedo, kekkyoku nani mo kimaranakatta.

I thought about this and that, but in the end nothing got decided. casual

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