Japanese にわたり grammar niwatari
Let’s learn Japanese にわたり grammar niwatari :
Contents
JLPT level : N3, N2
Formation :
N (time/ range/number of time / place,..) + にわたり
Meaning and how to use :
Describe the prolongation, covering of time and space
for example
２月にわたり、彼に会えませんでした。
Nigatsu niwatari, kare ni ae mase n deshi ta.
I couldn’t meet him for 2 month
一周にわたり、東京で雨が降る。
isshuu niwatari, toukyou de ame ga furu.
It has rained in Tokyo for a week
父が亡くなったん。一日にわたり、泣いていました
chichi ga nakunattan. Ichi nichi niwatari, nai te i mashi ta
I have cried the whole day because of my father’s death
この建築家は、一年にわたり、その白い建物を建造しました
kono kenchikuka ha, ichi nen niwatari, sono shiroi tatemono o kenzou shi mashi ta
This architect has built this white building in one year
幼い時にわたり、私は苦労して、幸せなときちっともない。
osanai toki niwatari, watashi ha kurou shi te, shiawase na toki chittomo nai.
During my childhood , i got only misery, there was no happy moment.
Chú ý: にわたり has the same meaning with にわたって but にわたって modifies the following verb and にわたり mostly used at the end of the clause
Related structures :
にわたって niwatatte, ni watatte
にわたる niwataru, ni wataru
を通じて：wotsuujite, wo tsuujite
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