KANAKUMA

JLPT N4 · Quantity and comparison

〜ずつ

So many each, bit by bit

Meaning

Shows an equal amount for each participant or gradual change in small increments.

Formation

  1. It follows an amount: 二枚ずつ, 十個ずつ

When to use it

Core use
So many each, bit by bit

Examples

20 sentences

  • 一人ひとりに二枚にまいずつ配っくばってください

    Please hand out two to each person.

  • 毎日まいにち十個じゅっこずつ漢字かんじを覚えおぼえます

    I learn ten kanji each day.

  • 子どもこどもに飴あめを三つみっつずつあげました

    Each child received three candies.

  • 旅行りょこうのため毎日まいにち五百円ごひゃくえんずつためています

    I save five hundred yen each day for my trip.

  • この本ほんを毎晩まいばん十ページじゅっページずつ読みよみます

    I read ten pages of this book every night.

  • 花はなに少しすこしずつ水みずをあげてください

    Please give the flowers a little water at a time.

  • 重いおもい椅子いすを一つひとつずつ運びはこびました

    We carried the heavy chairs one at a time.

  • 雪ゆきが一センチいっセンチずつ積もっつもっていきました

    The snow kept piling up one centimeter at a time.

12 more examples

  • 難しいむずかしい発音はつおんを五分ごふんずつ練習れんしゅうしました

    We practised each difficult sound for five minutes.

  • 大きなおおきなケーキを少しすこしずつゆっくり食べたべました

    We ate the large cake slowly, a little at a time.

  • 一人ひとりに紙かみを二枚にまいずつ配りくばります

    We will give each person two sheets of paper.

  • 毎日まいにち漢字かんじを五ついつつずつ覚えおぼえます

    I learn five kanji each day.

  • それぞれの箱はこにりんごを三つみっつずつ入れていれてください

    Please put three apples in each box.

  • 少しすこしずつ日本語にほんごが分かってわかってきました

    Little by little I have started to understand Japanese.

  • 二人ふたりずつ中なかに入っはいってください

    Please come inside two at a time.

  • お金おかねを千円せんえんずつ出しだしました

    We each contributed a thousand yen.

  • 一ページいちページずつゆっくり読みよみましょう

    Let's read slowly, one page at a time.

  • 毎週まいしゅう練習れんしゅうを一回いっかいずつ増やしますふやします

    I will add one practice session each week.

  • お菓子おかしを一つひとつずつ取りとりました

    We each took one sweet.

  • 毎月まいつき少しすこしずつお金おかねを貯めためます

    I save a little money each month.

Important notes

  • ずつ distributes equal amounts or marks gradual increments.

Common mistakes

  • 一人に二枚ずつ means two sheets per person, not two sheets shared among everyone.

Check yourself

Pick the translation of each sentence. The wrong options translate similar patterns, so watch the grammar rather than the words.

  1. 難しいむずかしい発音はつおんを五分ごふんずつ練習れんしゅうしました
  2. 二人ふたりずつ中なかに入っはいってください
  3. 毎月まいつき少しすこしずつお金おかねを貯めためます

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