Definition: 意味
gradually
Learn Japanese vocabulary: だんだん (dandan).
Meaning: gradually; by degrees; little by little; more and more; increasingly.
Type: Adverb
Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary
だんだん - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
私はだんだん眠くなってきた。
わたしはだんだんねむくなってきた。
watashi wa dandan nemuku natte kita.
I have gotten more and more and sleepy.
Example #2
彼女はだんだん大きくなってきた。
かのじょはだんだんおおきくなってきた。
kanojo wa dandan ookiku natte kita.
She's steadily gotten bigger.
Example #3
私はだんだん太ってきている。
わたしはだんだんふとってきている。
watashi wa dandan futotte kite iru.
I'm gradually getting fatter.
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