No. 1,015 in Japanese
ずっと
"ずっと" means "continuously," "always," "all the time," or "for a long time."
In a sentence
私は子供の頃からずっとピアノを弾いています。
I have been playing the piano continuously since I was a child.
ずっと is used here to indicate an action that has been ongoing or continuous for a long period of time.
ずっと遠くに山が見えます。
You can see mountains far in the distance.
ずっと is used here to emphasize the vast distance to which the mountains are visible, implying 'far away.'
昨日はずっと雨が降っていました。
It was raining all day long yesterday.
ずっと is utilized here to express a state or action persisting over a prolonged and uninterrupted duration.
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