ずっと

Japanese
Alternative spellings
迥と (dated)
豊と (rare)
遥と (rare)

Pronunciation

Adverb

ずっと • (zutto) 

  1. by far; much (better, etc.)
    • 1917, 南方熊楠, 十二支考：04　蛇に関する民俗と伝説:
      尋(じん)常(じょう)のヤマカガシなども今(いま)より迥(ずっ)と老(ろう)大(だい)のもありたるべく、それらを恐(きょう)怖(ふ)もて誤(ご)察(さつ)し種(いろ)々(いろ)誇(こ)大(だい)のウワバミ譚(たん)をも生(しょう)じたなるべし
      Jinjō no yamakagashi nado mo ima yori zutto rōdai no mo ari-taru beku, sorera o kyōfu mote gosatsu shi iroiro kodai no uwabamitan o mo shōjita-naru beshi
      (please add an English translation of this example)
  2. continuing for a long time; long-lasting; forever; always; for the entire time

Usage notes

In casual conversation, ず (zu) may be extended to emphasize length, as in ずーーーっと (zūūtto), like English forever and ever and ever.

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Takebayashi, Shigeru (1993) The Kenkyusha Japanese-English Learner's Pocket Dictionary, Tōkyō: Kenkyūsha, →ISBN.
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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