The Japanese vocabulary「長い (ながい、nagai)」means “long.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.
Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning
Key Word | 長い |
Hiragana | ながい |
Romaji Reading | nagai |
English Meaning | long (Dictionary Form) |
The Correct Japanese Pronunciations
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The Example Japanese Sentences
It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.
Japanese Sentence | キリンの首は長い。 |
Romaji Reading | Kirin no kubi wa nagai. |
English Meaning | Giraffes have long necks. (Plain Form) |
Japanese Sentence | キリンの首は長いです。 |
Romaji Reading | Kirin no kubi wa nagai desu. |
English Meaning | Giraffes have long necks. (Polite Form) |
Japanese Sentence | 今日は1日がとても長く感じる。 |
Romaji Reading | Kyō wa ichi-nichi ga totemo nagaku kanjiru. |
English Meaning | I feel like today is a very long day. (Plain Form) |
Japanese Sentence | 今日は1日がとても長く感じます。 |
Romaji Reading | Kyō wa ichi-nichi ga totemo nagaku kanjimasu. |
English Meaning | I feel like today is a very long day. (Polite Form) |
Japanese Sentence | 私たちは長い間離れて暮らしていた。 |
Romaji Reading | Watashitachi ha nagai aida hanarete kurashite ita. |
English Meaning | We lived apart for a long time. (Plain Form) |
Japanese Sentence | 私たちは長い間離れて暮らしていました。 |
Romaji Reading | Watashitachi ha nagai aida hanarete kurashite imashita. |
English Meaning | We lived apart for a long time. (Polite Form) |