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GrammarJLPT N2
throughout
Expression

Also written as 〜に渡って

Definitions

  1. 1. throughout
  2. 2. over a period of ...
This grammar pattern means "throughout," "spanning," or "extending over" a range of time, distance, or space. It is attached to a noun indicating a duration or range, such as several years or a wide area. For example, you could use it to say that construction continued over many months or that damage spread across a wide region.

Grammar

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Example sentences

Sentence 1

This contract is valid for a period of two years.

Sentence 2

This study will continue over the course of several years.

Sentence 3

He was saying he "spent several months preparing for it."

Sentence 4

She said she "kept a diary for ten years."

Sentence 5

The training will be conducted over three days.