どんどん
Meanings
- more and more
- rapidly
- increasing quickly
- progressively
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Explanation
どんどん is a versatile adverb that describes something happening at a fast pace or increasing steadily over time. It conveys a sense of continuous, active progression without a sense of stopping. It is commonly used with verbs to show rapid or continual change, growth, or accumulation, and can also intensify adjectives or verbs with a soft emphatic tone when paired as どんどんと. Note that it does not typically attach to the past tense; it emphasizes ongoing or future progression.
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Example sentences
Please eat more and more / go ahead and eat continuously.
My studies are progressing rapidly.
The number of containers is increasing steadily.
He is growing faster and faster.
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