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Last Updated :2026/07/09

永ながい

Hiragana
ながい
Hepburn romanization
Pitch accent
Adjective

long (in time) / lasting / long-lasting / of long duration / enduring

He had lived apart from his family for a long time, but he was finally able to reunite with them.

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永い

Word Forms

The basic and commonly used forms of this adjective.

Basic forms
Form Word form Usage
Imperfective form (mizenkei)
Alternative: 長かろ
Used in forms such as karou; mainly literary.
Continuative form (renyokei)
Alternative: 長く 永かっ 長かっ
Used in forms such as kute and kunai.
Conclusive form (shushikei)
Alternative: 長い
Ends a sentence.
Attributive form (rentaikei)
Alternative: 長い
Modifies a noun.
Conditional form (kateikei)
Alternative: 長けれ
Expresses a condition with kereba.
Imperative form (meireikei)
Alternative: 長かれ
Rarely used in modern Japanese.
Common forms
Form Word form Usage
Te-form
Alternative: 長くて
Connects clauses with kute.
Ta-form
Alternative: 長かった
Expresses the past with katta.
Nai-form
Alternative: 長くない
Expresses negation with kunai.
Ba-form
Alternative: 長ければ
Expresses a condition with kereba.
Notes
  • 「永い」は主に時間的な長さ・持続について用いる表記。「長い」はより一般的な表記。

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