Grammar Info

N3 Lesson 7: 2/21

ずっと ②

By far, Way, Far...er, Far...more

Structure

ずっと + Phrase

Details

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About ずっと ②

In addition to the ずっと used to mean 'always', or 'non-stop', this adverb may also convey that one thing is 'by far (A)', or 'much more (A)' than something else. In these phrases, ずっと usually comes at the beginning of the sentence, before some form of comparison will be made between (A) and (B).
  • さっき見(み)た鳥(とり)よりずっと大(おお)きかったよ！
    It was much bigger than the bird we saw earlier.
  • それよりずっと昔(むかし)だよ。
    It was way more before that. (That happened way before that)
Fun Fact
Although ずっと as 'ever since', or 'always' may seem quite different to ずっと as 'way more', or 'by far', the literal meanings are actually exactly the same. In all cases, ずっと simply highlights 'an extremely big interval'.
  • ずっと運動(うんどう)していなかったから体(からだ)が全然(ぜんぜん)動(うご)かない。
    I haven't exercised for an extremely long interval, so my body does not move at all.
  • そんな変(へん)な奴(やつ)よりこっちの方(ほう)がずっとすごいよ！
    This one is so much better by a lot, compared to that weird thing!

Examples

  • 太陽(たいよう)のほうが地球(ちきゅう)よりずっと大(おお)きいです。

    The sun is far larger than Earth.

  • この車(くるま)は私(わたし)のよりずっとよく見(み)える。

    This car looks way better than mine.

  • コンピュータは以前(いぜん)に比(くら)べてずっと使(つか)いやすいようになった。

    Computers have become much easier to use than before.

  • 漫画(まんが)の主人公(しゅじんこう)：「これから、ずっとずっと強(つよ)くなるぞ。」

    Manga main character: 'From now on I am going to become far, far stronger.'

    The doubling of ずっと is done for emphasis here and is somewhat common in casual speech.

  • このシャンプーのほうがずっと安(やす)いけど、ボトルが小(ちい)さい。

    This shampoo is much cheaper, but the bottle is small.

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ずっと ② – Grammar Discussion

Most Recent Replies (4 in total)

  • cineebon

    cineebon

    About 2 years ago

    Bumping because I’d also like to know the answer to this! In what parts of Japan is it only used in way 1?

  • mrnoone

    mrnoone

    About 2 years ago

    @cineebon @Johnathan-Weir

    Hey and sorry for the late answer

    I tried but couldn’t remember the place nor find a source about it, so I decided to remove that part for the time being. If I find anything, then I will make sure to respond here.

    I am really sorry for causing confusion and inconvenience

  • cineebon

    cineebon

    About 2 years ago

    Aw, thank you for the response and no worries! If you figure it out, please let us know.

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