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長い
nagai
Description
「長い」は、ものの大きさや時間などが多いことを表す言葉です。
"長い" is a word that expresses something having a large size or duration.
みじかい物や、みじかい時間の反対で、よく使います。
It is often used as the opposite of short objects or short time.
Meanings
長いnagai
long (in length or distance)
この川はとても長いです。
This river is very long.
長いnagai
long (in time)
会議が長い時間つづきました。
The meeting lasted a long time.
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Notes
- Nuance
長い covers both physical length and duration; use 短い (mijikai) for the opposite.
- Form
i-adjective; negative 長くない, past 長かった, adverbial 長く.
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