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N3 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Noun, Suru verb

転々(てんてん)moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly, rolling about

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Noun, Suru verb

      1.

      moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly

    2. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Noun, Suru verb

      2.

      rolling about

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    転々 【てんてん】転転 【てんてん】

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    Examples

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      (ぼく)各地(かくち)転々(てんてん)としている。

      I am moving around to different places.

      • N3

      ボールがグラウンドを転々(てんてん)としています。

      The ball is rolling around the playground.

      • N3

      どこからかテニスボールが転々(てんてん)(ころ)がってきました。

      A tennis ball rolled around here from somewhere.

      • N3

      転々(てんてん)とした生活(せいかつ)不安定(ふあんてい)(わる)いかというと、そうでもありません。

      Having a nomadic lifestyle or moving about may not necessarily be unstable or bad.

      • N3

      (わたし)(なん)でも()ぐに()きてしまう性格(せいかく)なので、職場(しょくば)転々(てんてん)としています。

      I have a personality that easily gets bored with everything, so I change workplaces frequently.

      • N2
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