延々
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See also: 延延
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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延 | 延 |
えん Grade: 6 |
えん Grade: 6 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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延延 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
延々 • (en'en) ←えんえん (en'en)?†-tari (adnominal 延々とした (en'en to shita) or 延々たる (en'en taru), adverbial 延々と (en'en to) or 延々として (en'en to shite))
- lasting for a very long time
- 1937, 横光利一 [Riichi Yokomitsu], 欧洲紀行 (Ōshū kikō)[1]:
Inflection[edit]
Stem forms | ||||
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Irrealis (未然形) | 延々たら | えんえんたら | en'entara | |
Continuative (連用形) | 延々と[1] 延々たり[2] |
えんえんと えんえんたり |
en'ento en'entari | |
Terminal (終止形) | 延々たり | えんえんたり | en'entari | |
Attributive (連体形) | 延々たる | えんえんたる | en'entaru | |
Realis (已然形) | 延々たれ | えんえんたれ | en'entare | |
Imperative (命令形) | 延々たれ | えんえんたれ | en'entare | |
Key constructions | ||||
Negative | 延々たらず | えんえんたらず | en'entarazu | |
Contrasting conjunction | 延々たれど | えんえんたれど | en'entaredo | |
Causal conjunction | 延々たれば | えんえんたれば | en'entareba | |
Conditional conjunction | 延々たらば | えんえんたらば | en'entaraba | |
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 延々たりき | えんえんたりき | en'entariki | |
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 延々たりけり | えんえんたりけり | en'entarikeri | |
Adverbial | 延々と | えんえんと | en'ento | |
[1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb. |
Adverb[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
Used with the particle と "-to".
References[edit]
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