だの (A. 57)

Example sentences

(ksa).　
庭にはすみれだのチューリップだのつつじだの、花がたくさん咲いていた。
In the garden, many flowers such as pansies, tulips, azaleas and others, were in bloom.
(ksb).　
学生たちは食堂のご飯がまずいだの、授業がつまらないだのと、いつも不平を言っている。
The students are always complaining that the food at the cafeteria isn't good, or their classes are boring and so on.
(a).　
僕はそばだの、うどんだの、ラーメンだのといった麺類が大好きだ。
I like noodles such as soba, udon and ramen.
(b).　
今の高校生は携帯電話だのコンピュータゲームだのにはまっている。
High school students now are addicted to things like cell phones and computer games.
(c).　
彼は僕が飲みに行こうかと誘っても、いつも頭が痛いだの、約束があるだのと言い訳をする。
Whenever I invite him to go out for a drink, he has an excuse: he's got a headache or another appointment or something.
(d).　
彼女は仕事が好きだから結婚しても仕事を続けるだの、家庭生活と職業を両立できるだのと主張していた。
She used to claim that she would keep working after she got married because she liked her work and could manage both family life and her career.
(e).　
彼女は自分がテニスが上手だの、ピアノがうまいだのと自慢ばかりしている。
She's always boasting that she's good at tennis and (also good at) piano, and things like that.
(f).　
受験生たちは塾だのテストだのと忙しい毎日を送っている。
Students preparing for the examination are spending busy days stuffed with cram school and tests.

Formation

(i) Noun1だのNoun2だの(Noun3だの)
そばだの、うどんだの、寿司だのSoba and undon and sushi, and things like that
(ii) {V/Adjectiveい}1 informalだの{V/Adjectiveい}2 informalだの
疲れるだのお腹が空くだのとSaying that someone gets tired or hungry, and things like that
疲れただのお腹が空いただのとSaying that someone got tired or hungry, and things like that
暑いだの、雨が多いだのとSaying that it is hot or it rains too much, and things like that
暑かっただの、雨が多かっただのとSaying that it was hot or it rained too much, and things like that
(iii) {Adjective な stem/Noun}{∅/だった}だの{Adjective な stem/Noun}{∅/だった}だのと
不健康{∅/だった}だの、非衛生的{∅/だった}だのとSaying that something is/was unhealthy and unhygienic, and so on
バカ者{∅/だった}だの、腑抜け{∅/だった}だのとSaying that someone is/was a fool or and idiot, among other things