► 形容詞
長い [(2)ながい] meaning: long rank: 1
☆ 彼は話が長い ⇨ He is very long winded
☆ 彼女は手足が長い ⇨ She has long limbs
☆ 私は長い時間待った ⇨ I waited for a long time
☆ 長い物には巻かれろ ⇨ Be wound by the long thing. Go with the flow. Don’t resist the strong (☛ A common proverb whose origin is not certain)
More examples:
- 店の前に長い行列が出来ている ⇨ There is a long line in front of the store
- 世界は長いこと欧州人に支配されてきた ⇨ The world has been dominated by europeans for a long time
- 酒の製造には長い歴史が有る ⇨ Alcohol drink making has a long history
- 潜伏期間の長い感染症 ⇨ An infectious disease with a long dormant period
- 彼の細長い指 ⇨ His thin and long fingers
- 彼女は手足が長い ⇨ She has long limbs
- 彼女は長い髪をしている ⇨ She has long hair
- 長い歴史を有する地域料理 ⇨ A local cuisine that has a long history
- 会社の再建には長い年月が掛かった ⇨ It took many years to rebuild the company
- あれから長い時間が経った ⇨ A long time has passed since then
- 彼は長い階段を息を切らせながら登った ⇨ He walked up the long stairs breathing laboriously
- 彼は大病して仕事を長いこと休んだ ⇨ He was very sick and took a long leave from his work
- 長いこと正座して足が痺れた ⇨ My legs are numb from sitting long in the formal style
- 彼女は脚が長い ⇨ With her legs are long. She has long legs
- あれから長い年月が流れた ⇨ A long time has passed since then