Noun に Noun を重ねて (A ni B wo kasanete)
Explanation
This expression is used to describe repeated actions or states, 'one after another' or 'pile up'.
Formation
Noun に Noun を重ねて
Detailed Explanation
The structure Noun に Noun を重ねて is used to indicate the repetition of actions or states. In English, this could be translated as 'one after another' or 'pile up'. It's typically used to emphasize a great deal of continuation or accumulation of something.
Examples
彼女は失敗に失敗を重ねて、とうとう会社を辞めた。
Kanojo wa shippai ni shippai wo kasanete, toutou kaisha wo yameta.
She piled up failures upon failures and finally quit the company.
仕事に仕事を重ねて、彼は疲れ果てた。
Shigoto ni shigoto wo kasanete, kare wa tsukarehateta.
He piled up work upon work and was completely exhausted.
彼は試験に不合格になり、失望に失望を重ねていた。
Kare wa shiken ni fugōkaku ni nari, shitsubō ni shitsubō wo kasanete ita.
He failed the exam and kept piling up his disappointments.
彼は問題に問題を重ねて、とうとう退学になった。
Kare wa mondai ni mondai wo kasanete, toutou taigaku ni natta.
He kept piling up problems upon problems until he was finally expelled.
Grammar content sourced from hanabira.org.