JLPT N1 Advanced
延々
Going on endlessly in time or distance
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延々と adverbial form
1 Adverb (usually as 延々と)
On and On (Time)
Indicates that an action or event drags on tediously for a duration that feels excessive.
Example
会議 は 延々と ３ 時間 も 続いた 。
The meeting dragged on and on for a whole three hours.
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2 Adverb (usually as 延々と)
Stretching On (Distance)
Depicts a physical object or formation that stretches continuously over a vast distance.
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