At a glance
～とか lists a few examples and hints that there are others. It can also report something you heard, or mark a word you are not sure about ("or something like that"). It is casual and mostly spoken.
A とか B (とか)
[plain form] とか
休みの日は、映画とか買い物とかに行きます。 On my days off, I go to things like movies and shopping.
How to form it
とか attaches to nouns and to the plain form of verbs and adjectives. The register is casual.
| Attaches to | Listing examples | Reporting what you heard |
|---|---|---|
| Noun | 本とか雑誌とか | 休みだとか |
| Verb (plain) | 読むとか書くとか | 雨が降るとか / 降ったとか |
| い-adj | 高いとか安いとか | 寒いとか |
| な-adj | 静かだとか便利だとか | きれいだとか |
The second とか in a list can be dropped: パンとか牛乳を買った。