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JLPT N3 · Adverbs of time

いつまでも

forever

Stroke order of いつまでも

5 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

い · 2 strokesつ · 1 strokesま · 3 strokesで · 3 strokesも · 3 strokes

Memory trick

ITSUMADEMO — 'it's ma-day-mo' forever, through all days.

Parts: Adverb; often with ない for 'not forever'.

The characters in いつまでも

  • い い — i (2 strokes)
  • つ つ — tsu (1 strokes)
  • ま ま — ma (3 strokes)
  • で で — de (3 strokes)
  • も も — mo (3 strokes)

Example sentence

いつまでも友達でいたい。

いつまでもともだちでいたい。

I want us to be friends forever.

More words: Adverbs of time

いきなりsuddenly; abruptlyいずれsooner or laterとっくにlong ago; alreadyたちまちinstantly; in no timeいつのまにかbefore one knows itいまにもat any momentしょっちゅうall the time; constantlyやがてbefore longいよいよat last; more and moreすでにalready

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