絶えず

たえず · taezu · JLPT N2 · adverb

constantly

絶えず = 絶え (cut off, break) + ず (not): never cut off, going on without a break

絶える means to be cut off or run out, and the ず ending negates it. Something that is not cut off keeps going without a break, so it means constantly.

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