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A10 Adverb, Noun, No-adjective

代々(だいだい)for generations, hereditary, generation after generation

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    1. Adverb, Noun, No-adjective

      1.

      for generations, from generation to generation, generation after generation, through the ages

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    代々 【だいだい】代代 【だいだい】

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      (わたし)(いえ)代々(だいだい)酒屋(さかや)(いとな)んでいる。

      My family has been running a liquor store for generations. {for generations, hereditary, generation after generation}

      代々(だいだい)武士(ぶし)()()はみんな(たたか)いに(すぐ)れている。

      Our home, being hereditary samurais, has excelled in battle for generations. {for generations, hereditary, generation after generation}

      先祖(せんぞ)代々(だいだい)のお(はか)には毎年(まいとし)(おとず)れるようにしています。

      I make it a point to visit the ancestral grave every year, which has been there for generations. {for generations, hereditary, generation after generation}

      代々(だいだい)()()がれている家宝(かほう)(だれ)かに(ゆず)ることは出来(でき)ない。

      I cannot pass on the family heirloom, which has been handed down for generations, to someone else. {for generations, hereditary, generation after generation}

      この昔話(むかしばなし)代々(だいだい)(つた)わってきたもので、後世(こうせい)にも(のこ)したいと(おも)っている。

      This old tale has been passed down for generations, and I hope to continue to preserve it for future generations. {for generations, hereditary, generation after generation}

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