いつまでも

いつまでも · itsumademo · JLPT N3 · adverb

forever

⏳ itsu (when) + made (until) + mo (even/any) = until whenever → forever

いつ means when, まで means until, and も turns a question word into an 'any' word. Put together it means until any time at all, with no end point, so it means forever. Compare いつも (always): add まで and it becomes 'always, with no end'.

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