延々

See also: 延延

Japanese
Kanji in this term
延 延
えん
Grade: 6		 えん
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
延延

Pronunciation

Adjective

延(えん)々(えん) • (en'en) ←えんえん (en'en)?†-tari (adnominal 延(えん)々(えん)たる (en'en taru), adverbial 延(えん)々(えん)と (en'en to) or 延(えん)々(えん)として (en'en to shite))

  1. lasting for a very long time

Inflection
Classical conjugation of "延々たり" (タリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
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

延(えん)々(えん) • (en'en) ←えんえん (en'en)?

  1. on and on

Usage notes

Used with the particle と "-to".

References
  1. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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