長い

ながい

Long, lengthy

N5i-adjective·nagai

How to remember it

The kana "naga" stretches out like a long ribbon—naga = long.

Example sentences

  • この髪はとても長いです。

    このかみはとてもながいです。

    This hair is very long.

  • 映画は三時間と長かったです。

    えいがはさんじかんとながかったです。

    The movie was long at three hours.

Usage

Describes length in time or distance; past tense is 長かった (nagakatta).

Related words

短い長さ長年長距離

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