It is essential to learn Japanese vocabulary when studying the language. In addition to words borrowed from other languages, Japanese vocabulary is vast and diverse. Learning essential words and phrases, as well as specialized terminology and idiomatic expressions, is essential for effective communication in Japanese.
Japanese Vocabulary: 永 (ei, nagai)
Meaning: eternity; long; lengthy
Examples
- 芸術は永遠だ。 Art is eternal.
- 永遠の愛を誓う。 I swear eternal love.
- 彼は彼女に永遠の愛を誓った。 He vowed to love her forever.
- 平和は人類の永遠のテーマです。 Peace is an eternal theme for human beings.
- 彼の魂は永遠に生き続けるでしょう His spirit will live on for eternity.
- 彼は永久に帰らぬ人となったのよ。 He passed away.
- この お菓子を 永遠に たべても いい。 I could eat this candy forever. (“It would be okay even if I ate this candy forever.”)
- 末永いご健康とご繁栄をお祈り申し上げます。 I hope you will enjoy good health and prosperity for many years to come.
- 彼がやったことの酷さは永遠に理解することが出来ない。 I will never be able to understand the harshness of what he did.
- そこには、永遠に続きそうな階段と、さらにその上に広がる別の世界があった。 There, there was a stairway that seemed like it would go on forever, and further, another world that extended out from the top of it.
