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About ずっと ①
The adverb ずっと has two primary meanings in Japanese. The first is that something keeps going in a constant state, without ever stopping/resting, and the second is to emphasize an amount of something. We will examine the first meaning in this lesson.
To use ずっと, add it to the beginning of the phrase that you want to highlight as being ongoing.
Alternatively, ずっと can be used after から, to express that something has been continuing 'ever since' some specific event/point in time.
Fun Fact
ずっと literally means that something is 'unwavering', or 'unfaltering'. Due to this, the statement that ずっと is attached to will always be perceived as being 'far more (A)', or 'to the maximum amount possible for (A)', regardless of whether it is highlighting a noun, verb, or an adjective.
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「ずっと前から日本に行きたかったです。」
'I have wanted to go to Japan for a long time.'
朝からずっと忙しいですよ。
I have been continuously busy since morning.
私は子供の頃から彼にずっと会っていません。
I have not met him ever since I was a child.
私達は結婚してからずっとここに住んでいます。
Ever since we got married, we have always lived here.
冬休みはノートパソコンを買えるようにずっと働いていた。
I worked all throughout winter vacation in order to be able to buy a new laptop.
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ずっと ① – Grammar Discussion
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coolsday
ok, thank you. I see now
mrnoone
@coolsday @nekoyama
I have changed translations a bit and added some colors so that the students can see the relation between Japanese and English better.
What do you think?
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I think it’s great. Thanks for making it much clearer.
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