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次から次に (tsugikaratsugini) Meaning Japanese Grammar - One After the Other

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The expression (つぎ)から(つぎ)に (tsugi kara tsugi ni) means one after the other. Literally the term can be translated as from next to next again ....

(つぎ)から(つぎ)に indicates an action or situation that keeps happening in succession, over and over without stopping.

In this post we are going better understand the meaning of (つぎ)から(つぎ)に, how it is formed, and when (つぎ)から(つぎ)に is used through real example sentences.


How 次から次に is formed

The expression (つぎ)から(つぎ)に is made up of the following terms:

  • (つぎ): noun meaning next
  • から: particle indicating from (origin), come from
  • (つぎ)に: expression that combines the word (つぎ) with the particle に, meaning after this, to follow

(つぎ)から(つぎ)に can be used in any sentence to indicate a continuous succession of events.

(A)+(つぎ)から(つぎ)+(B)

How and when to use 次から次に

(つぎ)から(つぎ)に conveys the idea of ​​something that goes on and on. The expression can also give the idea of ​​frustration with something that never stops.

In this sense (つぎ)から(つぎ)に is similar to other expressions such as:

  • (つぎ)から(つぎ)へと: one after the other
  • (つぎ)々と: in succession

(つぎ)から(つぎ)へとテーマを()える。

Changing from one theme to another.

(つぎ)から(つぎ)へと(つく)()す。

Create one after the other.

(つく)()す is a verb commonly used in Japanese meaning produce, manufacture, create.

Examples of 次から次に

(つぎ)から(つぎ)にいろんなことが()こりすぎる。

One after another a whole series of too many things are happening.

(つぎ)から(つぎ)厄介(やっかい)なことが()()んでくる。

One problem after another is unexpectedly coming.

(なみだ)(つぎ)から(つぎ)(あふ)れてくる。

The flow of tears continued unabated.