Japanese word

いつまでも

Pronunciation

Romajiitsumademo

Meaning

  • adverbforever

Example

この写真をいつまでも大切にします。ko no sha shin o i tsu ma de mo tai setsu ni shi ma su

I will cherish this photo forever.

Illustration for いつまでも (forever)

More examples

私は祖父の教えをいつまでも覚えています。watashi wa so fu no oshi e o i tsu ma de mo obo e te i ma su

I will remember my grandfather's teachings forever.

Core concept

Presents an action or state as extending beyond any particular limit in time.

Common phrases

  • いつまでも待つi tsu ma de mo ma tsu

    wait forever

  • いつまでも続くi tsu ma de mo tsuzu ku

    last forever

  • いつまでも忘れないi tsu ma de mo wasu re na i

    never forget

Similar words

ずっとzutto: It describes something that continues over an entire period without a break.

Definition in Japanese

ある状態や行為が、限りなく長く続くさま。a ru jō tai ya kō i ga kagi ri na ku naga ku tsuzu ku sa ma

Word origin

いつまでも (itsumademo) is formed from いつ (itsu, "when"), まで (made, "until"), and も (mo, "also" or "even"), giving it the sense of continuing without a fixed end.

Usage tips

  • The same いつまでも (itsumademo) appears in warm promises such as lasting affection and in complaints about something that does not finish.

Other meanings

  • for a long timeadverb

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