立て続けに起こる (tatetsuzuke ni okoru - to happen continuously)
Grammar & Usage
How it works
Formed by the noun/adverbial element '立て続け' (tatetsuzuke - succession) marked by the particle 'に' (ni) to modify the Godan intransitive verb '起こる' (okoru - to occur/happen). It describes multiple events occurring closely together with almost no interval in between. While grammatically neutral, it is most frequently used when describing negative events such as accidents, errors, or misfortunes.
Sample sentences
最近、この交差点で事故が立て続けに起こっている。
Recently, accidents have been happening in rapid succession at this intersection.
システム障害が立て続けに起こり、エンジニアチームは徹夜で対応に追われた。
System failures occurred one after another, and the engineering team had to stay up all night to deal with them.
悪いことばかりが立て続けに起こると、誰でも弱気になってしまう。
When bad things happen continuously in a row, anyone would start to lose heart.
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Example
最近、この交差点で事故が立て続けに起こっている。
Recently, accidents have been happening in rapid succession at this intersection.
システム障害が立て続けに起こり、エンジニアチームは徹夜で対応に追われた。
System failures occurred one after another, and the engineering team had to stay up all night to deal with them.
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