Structure
Verb[る]+ わ + Verb[る]+ わ(*)
(*) The same verb has to be repeated
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About わ〜わ
To use this structure, simply place わ after the verb, and then repeat the same verb with a second わ.
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もう、昨日子供達が喧嘩して泣くわ泣くわで大変だったんだから。Oh my god, it was so hectic yesterday because the kids got into a fight and cried so much.
- 空き家を買ったのはいいけど、家中にはゴキブリがいるわいるわ。多分自分じゃ何もできないから業者に頼むしかなさそう。I bought a vacant house, and that's exciting, but there are so many cockroaches all over the house. I probably won't be able to do anything myself, so I will have to call someone.
- 私の息子なんて、部活を始めてからというもの食べるわ食べるわ、食費が心配だよ。Ever since my son has started after school activities, he eats so much that I am worried about the cost of food.
In many cases where a する verb is being used with わ~わ, the second instance of the action will be omitted, with する appearing by itself. For example, instead of 勉強するわ勉強するわ, 勉強するわするわ would be used.
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あの子は医者になりたいって決めてから、毎日勉強するわするわ。Ever since he has decided that he wants to be a doctor, he studies a lot.
Examples
「病院に入院してた時、いろいろ検査したらまあ、出るわ出るわ…(思った以上のことが指摘された)。」
'When I was in the hospital, they did various tests and, well, they just kept coming up...' (the results that were worse than expected)
「新婚旅行から戻ったらメールボックスには郵便物があるわあるわ、つかえてしまって引っ張ることができなかった。」
'When we got back from our honeymoon, there was so much mail in the mailbox that it was stuck and I couldn't pull it out.'
「子供が転んで泣くわ泣くわ。なだめるの大変だった。」
'Our child fell and cried so much that it was hard to calm her down.'
「先輩は面白いのなんのって喋ると笑うわ笑うわ。」
'Senpai is so funny, that I laugh so much whenever he talks.'
「ちょっとからかっただけで、あいつ怒るわ怒るわ。」
'He gets so angry just by teasing him a bit.'
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