~つ~つ

JLPT N1 grammar point: ~つ~つ. 9 explanation sections with structures, meanings, and examples.

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我々は 持ちつ持たれつ の関係だ。
We have a mutually supportive relationship.
商談は 押しつ引きつ で、なかなか決着しない。
The negotiations are a back-and-forth of push and pull, and they just won’t conclude.
We have a mutually supportive relationship.
我々は 持ちつ持たれつ の関係だ。
The negotiations are a back-and-forth of push and pull, and they just won’t conclude.
商談は 押しつ引きつ で、なかなか決着しない。
二人は 抜きつ抜かれつ のデッドヒートを繰り広げた。
The two traded the lead in a neck-and-neck dead heat.
The two traded the lead in a neck-and-neck dead heat.
二人は 抜きつ抜かれつ のデッドヒートを繰り広げた。