Japanese with Manga

In the same class since preschool with 連続

Kanji Explanation: Continuation and connection with 続

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With the new school year, Takeo and Sunakawa are in the same class again. Takeo tells his girlfriend, Yamato, about it.

大和(やまと):
「えー　１４年(ねん)連続(れんぞく)同(おな)じクラスなんだー！！」
“Wow, you've been in the same class together for 14 years in a row!!”
Literal: “Wow, 14 years in a row in the same class!!”

Key Points

1１４年(ねん)連続(れんぞく) = “14 years in a row”
  • Here 連続(れんぞく) means the same result kept happening without interruption across school years.
  • １４年(ねん)連続(れんぞく) is a compact way to say “for 14 straight years” or “14 years in a row”.
2What is being repeated: 同(おな)じクラス
  • The repeated event is 同(おな)じクラス, meaning they keep ending up in the same class each year.
  • The sentence packs this tightly: １４年(ねん)連続(れんぞく) 同(おな)じクラス = “the same class for 14 straight years”.
3Implied で
  • A fuller paraphrase would be １４年(ねん)連続(れんぞく)で 同(おな)じクラスなんだ.
  • Japanese often omits pieces that are easy to infer, especially in excited speech like this.

Vocabulary

(Continuation)

連続(れんぞく) means a sequence or continuation without interruption.

See Also

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