連続 – renzoku
Written by admin on Oct 20th, 2009 | Filed under: Japanese lesson, Words
連続 --れんぞく --(n,vs) serial; consecutive; continuity; occurring in succession; continuing;
ことができる can (do); to be able to (do)
私は、30年連続バレンタインデーのチョコレートをもらう事ができなかったのか。
わたしは、30ねんれんぞくバレンタインデーのチョコレートをもらうことができなかったのか。
For 30 years in a row I haven't received Valentine chocolates.
Ok, that's a lie. I do get my Valinetine chocolate regularly, but it's such a nice phrase. Could not pass on it.
As for the word れんぞく, I had another one listed in my notebook:
連休 --れんきゅう -- (n) consecutive holidays;
Could I make a wild guess that it is made up of 連続 and 休み?
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