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Decoded Slug: Verb つ Verb つ (Verb tsu Verb tsu)
Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
Verb つ Verb つ (Verb tsu Verb tsu)
Verb つ Verb つ (Verb tsu Verb tsu)
Short explanation:
Expresses a series of actions happening repeatedly one after another.
Formation:
Verb-stem(masu-form) + つ + same Verb-stem(masu-form) + つ
Examples:
朝から晩まで働きつ勉強つで疲れてしまった。
Asa kara ban made hataraki tsu benkyou tsu de tsukarete shimatta.
I'm exhausted from working and studying from morning till night.
彼は話し続けつ笑いつしていた。
Kare wa hanashi tsuzuke tsu warai tsu shite ita.
He kept talking and laughing.
子供たちは食べつ遊びつしていた。
Kodomo tachi wa tabe tsu asobi tsu shite ita.
The children were eating and playing.
私は読みつ書きつして過ごした。
Watashi wa yomi tsu kaki tsu shite sugoshita.
I spent my time reading and writing.
Long explanation:
The ～つ～つ grammar point is used to express a series of actions happening continually one after another. This form nearly always comes in pairs, and the two actions should be related in some way or the events share a common subject. It can also imply that the situation is temporary or changing.