► 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:
- 彼女は手足が長い ⇨ She has long limbs
- あのラーメン屋は客が長い列で並ぶ ⇨ The customers line up in a long queue for that ramen restaurant
- その技術を体得するには長い時間が掛かった ⇨ It took a long time to learn the skill so that I can do it instinctively
- 息が長い芸能人 ⇨ An entertainer with a long successful career
- 長いこと正座して足が痺れた ⇨ My legs are numb from sitting long in the formal style
- 酒の製造には長い歴史が有る ⇨ Alcohol drink making has a long history
- 彼女は突然長い髪をバッサリ切ってしまった ⇨ She suddenly cut off her long hair very short
- あれから長い年月が流れた ⇨ A long time has passed since then
- 彼は長いこと病床に伏している ⇨ He has been on his sickbed for a long time
- 彼は長いこと風呂にも入っておらず、垢にまみれていた ⇨ He hadn’t taken a bath for a long time and was covered in dirt
- 彼にもう長い事会っていない ⇨ I haven’t seen him for a long while
- 潜伏期間の長い感染症 ⇨ An infectious disease with a long dormant period
- 彼女は脚が長い ⇨ With her legs are long. She has long legs
- 会社の再建には長い年月が掛かった ⇨ It took many years to rebuild the company
- 彼は長いこと外国で生活している ⇨ He’s been living abroad for a long time