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等々
toutou, nadonado
Description
「等々」は、たくさんの物や事を並べたあとで、まだ他にもあると言いたいときに使う言葉です。
"等々" is a word used after listing many things or matters to say that there are still others.
少しかたい言い方なので、文章やビジネスでよく見ます。
It is a somewhat formal expression often seen in writing and business.
Meanings
等々toutou
and so on; et cetera; and so forth
りんご、みかん、バナナ等々を買いました。
I bought apples, mandarins, bananas, and so on.
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Notes
- Etymology
reduplication of 等 (等), which alone also marks "and so on"; often read toutou in formal writing.
- Nuance
more formal and emphatic than など; signals a longer implied list.
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