Japanese Language 「Adjectives and Adverbs」 「Usage Of Adverbs」 「Adverbs expressing time」 「Part 2」 「Taezu・絶えず」 "constantly," "incessantly," "consistently" Taezu indicates a continuous action or a constant state. Examples: ゆうべから絶えず雨が降っています。 Yūbe kara taezu ame ga futte imasu. It has been raining incessantly since last night. このビルの前を絶えず車が通っている。 Kono biru no mae o taezu kuruma ga tōtte iru. Cars are constantly passing in front of this building. ジムは絶えず努力したから、成績が上がった。 Jimu wa taezu doryoku shitakara, seiseki ga agatta. Jim made a consistent effort, so his grades went up. 「Shikiri ni・しきりに」 "constantly," "strongly," "eagerly" Shikiri ni indicates a continuous action or a constant state (example 1, 2). It can also express eagernaess (example 3). Examples: 隣の電話がしきりになっている。 Tonari no denwa ga shi kiri ni natte iru. The phone next door is ringing constantly. 友達に海外旅行をしきりに勧められた。 Tomodachi ni kaigai ryokō o shikirini susume rareta. I was strongly advised by my friend to travel abroad. 彼はしきりにスポーツカーを書いたがっている。 Kare wa shikiri ni supōtsukā o kaitagatte iru. He is eager to buy a sports car. Hope this helps! じゃまたね! °˖ ✧◝(○ ヮ ○)◜✧˖ °こゆうきあいはら°˖ ✧◝(○ ヮ ○)◜✧˖ °
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