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Sabin Figaro
What does にわたって、にわたり、にわたる Mean?
この文法はよく使うかな?聞いたことが沢山あるけど教えてください。それに、例もお願いします:
1.西日本全域にわたり、台風の被害を受けた。
2.兄は5時間にわたる大手術を受けた。
3.広範囲にわたった海の汚染が問題になっている。
Please explain how "ni wataru" works in grammer and what it means. THANKS SO MUCH!
Sep 3, 2008 8:29 AM
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i try to explain this question.
1 にわたる+noun にわたって、にわたり+"、"
2 time+ にわたって、にわたり、にわたる, it means "it lasts"
兄は5時間にわたる大手術を受けた it means: the operation lasted 5 hours
3 a place+ にわたって、にわたり、にわたる, i think it is similar to "throughout"
西日本全域にわたり、台風の被害を受けた。 typhoon did a damage throughout western japan
September 4, 2008
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Sabin Figaro
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Arabic, English, Japanese
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