またまた

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
又々
又又

Etymology

Emphasized form of また (mata, again).

Pronunciation

Adverb

またまた (matamata

  1. again and again; repeatedly; once again
    ピーチ(ひめ)が(またまた)さらわれた!
    Pīchi-hime ga (matamata) sarawareta!
    Princess Peach is kidnapped (again)!

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN