adverbial N4 common casualpolitewritten
ずっと — the whole time / by far
ずっと
Meaning
① ①duration: the whole time / continuously / all along — an action or state lasting without a break
② ②by far: by far / much more — a large gap in a comparison
Key sentence
① ①duration
朝からずっと勉強している。
I've been studying continuously since this morning.
② ②by far
電車のほうがずっと速い。
The train is much faster.
Examples
① ①duration
子どもの頃からずっとこの町に住んでいる。
I've lived in this town the whole time since childhood.
彼を会議の間ずっと待っていた。
I was waiting for him the entire meeting.
② ②by far
去年よりずっと暖かい。
It's far warmer than last year.
思っていたよりずっと簡単だった。
It was much easier than I expected.
Easily confused with
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