Noun に Noun を重ねて JLPT N1

Formation

Noun に Noun を重ねて

Explanation

The structure Noun に Noun を重ねて is used to indicate the repetition of actions or states. In English, this could be translated as 'one after another' or 'pile up'. It's typically used to emphasize a great deal of continuation or accumulation of something.

Example sentences

• 彼女は失敗に失敗を重ねて、とうとう会社を辞めた。

  She piled up failures upon failures and finally quit the company.

  Kanojo wa shippai ni shippai wo kasanete, toutou kaisha wo yameta.

• 仕事に仕事を重ねて、彼は疲れ果てた。

  He piled up work upon work and was completely exhausted.

  Shigoto ni shigoto wo kasanete, kare wa tsukarehateta.

• 彼は試験に不合格になり、失望に失望を重ねていた。

  He failed the exam and kept piling up his disappointments.

  Kare wa shiken ni fugōkaku ni nari, shitsubō ni shitsubō wo kasanete ita.

• 彼は問題に問題を重ねて、とうとう退学になった。

  He kept piling up problems upon problems until he was finally expelled.

  Kare wa mondai ni mondai wo kasanete, toutou taigaku ni natta.