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Zutto (ずっと): what it means in anime
ずっと
ずっと · zutto · continuously; the whole time; all the way JLPT N3
Zutto means "all along", "the whole time" or "forever". ずっと一緒 is "together forever", ずっと前から is "since long ago", ずっと待ってた is "I've been waiting all this time".
Where you hear it 5 of 42 series
Lines from the Japanese subtitles of episodes 1–3 of each show. A translation is shown only when it clearly matches the line; counts are subtitle lines containing the word.
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Violet Evergarden · 7 lines in episodes 1–3 · this one from episode 1
ずっとやってたのか？Have you been doing this for a long time?
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Polar Bear Café · 4 lines in episodes 1–3 · this one from episode 1
パンダくん 途中から ずっと寝てたらしいよ。Panda-kun seemed to have been sleeping the whole time.
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Dr. Stone · 10 lines in episodes 1–3 · this one from episode 1
俺は ずっと腰抜けだった
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Noragami · 5 lines in episodes 1–3 · this one from episode 1
ずっと保健室にいればいいのに
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The Promised Neverland · 5 lines in episodes 1–3 · this one from episode 1
ずっと食べられるために 生きてきたの？
Usage and nuance
It is the emotional glue of romance and friendship anime. Violet Evergarden's letters, The Promised Neverland's promises and Noragami's bonds all rest on ずっと. It makes a verb continuous across time.
A second meaning is "by far" in comparisons: ずっといい is "much better". Context separates the two.
Say it with a clear double t: zu-t-to. Without the pause it becomes unrecognisable.
Hear ずっと in Violet Evergarden7 lines in episodes 1–3 · tappable subtitles · free, no account