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Learn Japanese: nagai - long

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nagai

Word

長ながいnagai

Meaning

long

Part of speech

i-adjective

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Vocabulary expansion 26

Breakdown of nagai

The stick needs three clothes to be covered. It's long.

Usages of nagai

キリン　は　首くび　が　長ながい。kirin ha kubi ga nagai.

Giraffes have long necks.

妹いもうと　は　足あし　が　長ながくて、　スポーツ　が　好すき　です。imouto ha asi ga nagakute, supootu ga suki desu.

(My) sister has long legs and likes sports.

Sentence from Tatoeba

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

この　文ぶん章しょう　は　長ながい　です。kono bunsyou ha nagai desu.

This sentence is long.

この　トンネル　は　とても　長ながい　です。kono tonneru ha totemo nagai desu.

This tunnel is very long.

旅りょ行こう　後あと、　長ながい　シャワー　を　浴あびました。ryokou ato, nagai syawaa wo abimasita.

After the trip, (she) took a long shower.

この　絵え　は　縦たて　に　長ながい　です。kono e ha tate ni nagai desu.

This picture is long vertically.

彼かれ　は　長ながい　間あいだ、　政せい治じ　に　関かかわって　います。kare ha nagai aida, seizi ni kakawatte imasu.

He has been involved in politics for a long time.

長ながい　時じ間かん　歩あるいて、　疲つかれました。nagai zikan aruite, tukaremasita.

I walked for a long time, so I got tired.

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