kanojo wa zutto chokin o tsuzukete, shokuhi mo kufuushite setsuyakushite iru.

She has been saving all along and is frugal with food expenses using clever ideas.

Breakdown of kanojo wa zutto chokin o tsuzukete, shokuhi mo kufuushite setsuyakushite iru.

• は: topic particle
• を: direct object particle
• 〜て いる: progressive form
• 〜て: connective form

Questions & Answers about kanojo wa zutto chokin o tsuzukete, shokuhi mo kufuushite setsuyakushite iru.

What exactly does ずっと mean here? Does it mean always?

ずっと means for a long time/continuously/throughout. In this sentence it emphasizes duration: she has been continuing to save for a long stretch. It is not the same as いつも (habitually, in general). With actions like 〜続ける or 〜ている, ずっと often corresponds to English has been doing.

Why is は used after 彼女? Could I use が instead?

は marks the topic: we are talking about her. が would mark her as the focused subject. In a neutral statement, 彼女は is natural. 彼女が would emphasize it is she (not someone else) who is doing this.

Why 貯金を続けて and not 貯金し続けて? Are both correct?

Both are correct:

• 貯金を続けて treats 貯金 as a noun and 続ける takes it as its object.
• 貯金し続けて uses the verb 貯金する
  • 続ける. Nuance difference is small; 〜し続ける can feel a touch more like repeated ongoing action, but either is fine here.

What does the て-form in 続けて do?

It’s the connective て-form, linking actions: she keeps saving, and …. The subject remains the same across 〜て links by default. It usually indicates addition or sequence.

Does ずっと apply to both actions, or only to saving?