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㊦ ずつ

Particle


A particle that indicates equal distribution of quantity. By; at a time.

Key Sentences

(ks). 私は漢字を毎日五つずつ覚える・覚えます。

I memorize five kanji every day.


Examples

(a). 毎月三冊ずつ本を買っています。

I'm buying three books per month.

(b). ゴルフが少しずつ上手になって来た。

I have become a better golfer bit by bit.

(c). 私は子供達に本を二冊ずつやった。

I gave two books to each of the children.

(d). どのクラスにも女子学生が六人ずついた。

There were six girl students in each class.


Notes

1. The particle ずつ is used only after a quantifier (= an expression of quantity).

2. A sentence without ずつ can express virtually the same fact. Compare Key Sentence and Example (a) with (1a) and (1b), respectively.

A sentence with ずつ focuses on equal distribution of quantity, but a sentence without ずつ doesn't.


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