〜つ〜つ

import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('tsu-tsu');

{
  "id": "tsu-tsu",
  "pattern": "〜つ〜つ",
  "romaji": "tsu ... tsu",
  "level": "N1",
  "meaning": "(doing) A and B alternately; back and forth",
  "formation": "Verb-stem + つ + Verb-stem + つ",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "近所の人たちとは、持ちつ持たれつの関係でやってきた。",
      "furigana": "{近所|きんじょ}の{人|ひと}たちとは、{持|も}ちつ{持|も}たれつの{関係|かんけい}でやってきた。",
      "en": "My neighbors and I have always helped each other out."
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼は決心がつかず、店の前を行きつ戻りつしていた。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}は{決心|けっしん}がつかず、{店|みせ}の{前|まえ}を{行|い}きつ{戻|もど}りつしていた。",
      "en": "Unable to make up his mind, he kept pacing back and forth in front of the shop."
    },
    {
      "ja": "ゴール直前まで、二台の車は抜きつ抜かれつの接戦を繰り広げた。",
      "furigana": "ゴール{直前|ちょくぜん}まで、{二|に}{台|だい}の{車|くるま}は{抜|ぬ}きつ{抜|ぬ}かれつの{接戦|せっせん}を{繰|く}り{広|ひろ}げた。",
      "en": "Right up to the finish, the two cars battled neck and neck, overtaking each other again and again."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "manner",
    "simultaneity"
  ],
  "notes": "Only in set phrases with opposite verbs or active/passive pairs: 行きつ戻りつ, 持ちつ持たれつ, 抜きつ抜かれつ, 浮きつ沈みつ.",
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "bdaedc6a8a8d26802bee4d905d79d1ebdf3ad51d82a0df29aef0acdab6bab9c5",
    "meanings": [
      "时而……时而",
      "互相"
    ],
    "formation": "动词ます形去ます＋つ＋动词ます形去ます＋つ",
    "explanation": "表示相反或相互的动作交替进行。",
    "notes": "多用于行きつ戻りつ、持ちつ持たれつ等固定表达。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "近所の人たちとは、持ちつ持たれつの関係でやってきた。",
        "zh": "我们和邻居一直互相帮助。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼は決心がつかず、店の前を行きつ戻りつしていた。",
        "zh": "他拿不定主意，在店前来回踱步。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "ゴール直前まで、二台の車は抜きつ抜かれつの接戦を繰り広げた。",
        "zh": "直到终点前，两辆车仍你追我赶，竞争激烈。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n1.json#tsu-tsu",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "d187bd71c69555b4845fd3a759d0cb5c9a97c2431aff2ead50e25fe2004a7939",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}