Afrikaans gedurig | ||
Albanian vazhdimisht | ||
Amharic ያለማቋረጥ | ||
Arabic باستمرار | ||
Armenian անընդհատ | ||
Assamese নিৰন্তৰ | ||
Aymara sapakuti | ||
Azerbaijani daim | ||
Bambara kumabɛ | ||
Basque etengabe | ||
Belarusian пастаянна | ||
Bengali নিয়ত | ||
Bhojpuri लगातार | ||
Bosnian stalno | ||
Bulgarian постоянно | ||
Catalan constantment | ||
Cebuano kanunay | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 不断地 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 不斷地 | ||
Corsican in permanenza | ||
Croatian konstantno | ||
Czech neustále | ||
Danish konstant | ||
Dhivehi ދާއިމީގޮތުގައި | ||
Dogri लगातार | ||
Dutch constant | ||
English constantly | ||
Esperanto konstante | ||
Estonian pidevalt | ||
Ewe edziedzi | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) tuloy-tuloy | ||
Finnish jatkuvasti | ||
French constamment | ||
Frisian konstant | ||
Galician constantemente | ||
Georgian მუდმივად | ||
German ständig | ||
Greek συνεχώς | ||
Guarani mantereíva | ||
Gujarati સતત | ||
Haitian Creole toujou ap | ||
Hausa kullum | ||
Hawaiian mau | ||
Hebrew תָמִיד | ||
Hindi निरंतर | ||
Hmong tas li | ||
Hungarian állandóan | ||
Icelandic stöðugt | ||
Igbo mgbe niile | ||
Ilocano kanayon | ||
Indonesian selalu | ||
Irish i gcónaí | ||
Italian costantemente | ||
Japanese 常に | ||
Javanese terus-terusan | ||
Kannada ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿ | ||
Kazakh үнемі | ||
Khmer ឥតឈប់ឈរ | ||
Kinyarwanda burigihe | ||
Konkani सातत्यान | ||
Korean 지속적으로 | ||
Krio ɔltɛm | ||
Kurdish berdewam | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بەردەوام | ||
Kyrgyz дайыма | ||
Lao ຢູ່ສະ ເໝີ | ||
Latin constantly | ||
Latvian pastāvīgi | ||
Lingala mbala na mbala | ||
Lithuanian nuolat | ||
Luganda buli kaseera | ||
Luxembourgish stänneg | ||
Macedonian постојано | ||
Maithili लगातार | ||
Malagasy foana | ||
Malay sentiasa | ||
Malayalam നിരന്തരം | ||
Maltese kontinwament | ||
Maori tonu | ||
Marathi सतत | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅ ꯆꯠꯊꯕ | ||
Mizo inzawmzat | ||
Mongolian байнга | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အဆက်မပြတ် | ||
Nepali लगातार | ||
Norwegian stadig | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) nthawi zonse | ||
Odia (Oriya) ନିରନ୍ତର | ||
Oromo dhaabbataadhaan | ||
Pashto دوامداره | ||
Persian دائماً | ||
Polish stale | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) constantemente | ||
Punjabi ਨਿਰੰਤਰ | ||
Quechua sapa kuti | ||
Romanian constant | ||
Russian постоянно | ||
Samoan faifai pea | ||
Sanskrit अनवरत | ||
Scots Gaelic an-còmhnaidh | ||
Sepedi kgafetšakgafetša | ||
Serbian непрестано | ||
Sesotho kamehla | ||
Shona nguva dzose | ||
Sindhi لڳاتار | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) නිරන්තරයෙන් | ||
Slovak neustále | ||
Slovenian nenehno | ||
Somali si joogto ah | ||
Spanish constantemente | ||
Sundanese teras-terasan | ||
Swahili daima | ||
Swedish ständigt | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) patuloy na | ||
Tajik доимо | ||
Tamil தொடர்ந்து | ||
Tatar гел | ||
Telugu నిరంతరం | ||
Thai อย่างสม่ำเสมอ | ||
Tigrinya ወትሩ | ||
Tsonga hi minkarhi | ||
Turkish sürekli | ||
Turkmen yzygiderli | ||
Twi (Akan) daa | ||
Ukrainian постійно | ||
Urdu مسلسل | ||
Uyghur توختىماي | ||
Uzbek doimiy ravishda | ||
Vietnamese liên tục | ||
Welsh yn gyson | ||
Xhosa rhoqo | ||
Yiddish קעסיידער | ||
Yoruba nigbagbogbo | ||
Zulu njalo |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "gedurig" is derived from the Dutch word "gedurig" which means "lasting" or "continuous". |
| Albanian | "Vazhdimisht" comes from the Albanian word "vazhd" meaning "to continue". |
| Amharic | The term ያለማቋረጥ means "constantly" or "incessantly" in Amharic, but it can also mean "without interruption" or "continuously" |
| Arabic | باستمرار can also mean “uninterruptedly,” or “regularly” and derive from the word استمر which means "to persist"} |
| Azerbaijani | The Azerbaijani word "daim" can also be used to mean "always" or "perpetual". |
| Basque | The Basque term "etengabe" (constantly) is derived from the words "eten" (continuously) and "gabe" (without), implying an endless or uninterrupted state. |
| Belarusian | The word "пастаянна" can also mean "perpetual" or "permanent" in Belarusian. |
| Bengali | The word "নিয়ত" (niyat) is derived from the Sanskrit word "nita," meaning "fixed" or "determined," and is also used in Bengali to refer to "intention" or "purpose." |
| Bosnian | The word “stalno” in Bosnian is a cognate of “still” in English, implying immobility as well as ceaselessness. |
| Bulgarian | "Постоянно" is a homonym to "постоянный (resident)", as both words come from "постоять (to stay)" |
| Catalan | "Constantment" can also mean "continuously" in Catalan, as in "constantment avançar" ("to advance continuously"). |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 不断地 also means 'incessantly', 'steadily' or 'continuously'. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "不斷地" can also be used to indicate "repeatedly" or "without interruption." |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "in permanenza" derives from the Italian "in permanenza" meaning "in permanence, continuously". |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "konstantno" can also mean "constant". |
| Czech | "Neustále" is formed from "neustat"+ "-le" (meaning "without a stop" + "in a state of" respectively) and has the alternate meaning of "steadfastly or without delay". |
| Danish | "Konstant" derives from the Late Latin "constans", meaning "firm" or "steadfast". |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "constant" has a secondary meaning of "a person who is steadfast". |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "konstante" is derived from the Latin word "constans" which means "standing firm" or "steadfastly". |
| Estonian | The word "pidevalt" shares a root with "pidada" (to hold), which can also carry the meaning of "to endure" or "to last". |
| Finnish | The word 'jatkuvasti' is derived from the verb 'jatkaa' meaning 'to continue' or 'to keep on going'. |
| French | The French word 'constamment' can also mean "consistently, steadily, continually." |
| Frisian | In Frisian, "konstant" can also mean "consistent" or "firm". |
| Galician | The Galician word "constantemente" comes from the Latin "constanter", meaning "firmly" or "steadily". |
| German | "Ständig" means both "constantly" and "standing" in German. |
| Greek | The word "συνεχώς" derives from the Greek word "συνέχω" (to hold together), and can also mean "continuously" or "without interruption". |
| Gujarati | સતત (sattat) is derived from the Sanskrit word 'satata' meaning 'continuous' or 'uninterrupted'. |
| Haitian Creole | Toujou ap is derived from the French phrase "tout le temps," which also means "constantly." |
| Hausa | The word 'kullum' is also used in Hausa as a pronoun meaning 'all of us'. |
| Hawaiian | The word 'mau' can also mean 'forever', 'always', or 'continuously'. |
| Hebrew | "תמיד" also means "eternally" or "always", and comes from the root ת-מ-ד, which means "to support" or "to uphold". |
| Hindi | The word "निरंतर" (nirantar) is derived from the Sanskrit word "निरंतरता" (nirantarta), which means "uninterrupted" or "continuous". |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "tas li" can also mean "regularly" or "as usual". |
| Hungarian | "Állandóan" is a derivative of the Hungarian word "állandó" ("constant, permanent"), originating from the Turkic word *al* ("to take") or *alan* ("place") through the Proto-Bulgarian form *alъntъ* ("firmness, strength"). |
| Icelandic | The word "stöðugt" originally meant "to stand still" and is related to the word "standa" (to stand). |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "mgbe niile" can also mean "always" or "at all times." |
| Indonesian | "Selalu" derives from an ancient Javanese word meaning "every day" and is related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sa-lawaz "all the days." |
| Irish | The word "i gcónaí" comes from the Old Irish "conóe" meaning "oftentimes" or "repeatedly". |
| Italian | The Italian word "costantemente" also means "consistently" and "steadfastly". |
| Japanese | In Chinese, "常に" (chang shi) means "usually" or "regularly", while in Japanese it means "constantly" or "always". |
| Javanese | "Terus-terusan" originates from the noun "terus" (straight, on) but its meaning shifts slightly due to the repetition; as if the subject acts continually in a way they were intended. |
| Kannada | The word "ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿ" originates from the Sanskrit word "निरंतर" (nirantara), which means "without end" or "uninterruptedly." |
| Kazakh | The word "үнемі" is also used in Kazakh to mean "always". |
| Khmer | The word "ឥតឈប់ឈរ" comes from the Sanskrit word "anavakara", which means "without delay". This same Sanskrit word also exists in the Pali language as "anavakara" and in the Thai language as "anawakar". |
| Korean | 지속적으로 literally means 'to continue', 'to sustain', or 'to persist'. |
| Kurdish | The word “berdewam” is derived from the Persian word ber, meaning “with,” and dewam, meaning “continue” or “duration.” |
| Kyrgyz | The word "дайыма" also conveys the meaning of "unceasingly," "without interruption," or "incessantly." |
| Latin | The Latin word "constantly" means "firmly" or "steadfastly". |
| Latvian | Pastāvīgi (constantly) can mean also „permanent”, „unchanging”, "steady" or "immovable". |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "nuolat" can also mean "regularly" or "continuously." |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish word |
| Macedonian | "Постојано" in Macedonian also means "constantly, all the time, always". |
| Malagasy | "Foana" is an adverb meaning "always" or "continually" in Malagasy and is derived from the word "fo" meaning "to be attached to something." |
| Malay | The word 'sentiasa' in Malay, meaning 'constantly', traces its roots to the Sanskrit word 'satata'. |
| Malayalam | The word 'നിരന്തരം' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'nitya', meaning 'eternal' or 'continuous'. |
| Maltese | The word 'kontinwament' comes from the Italian word 'continuamente' which also means 'constantly'. |
| Maori | The word "tonu" can also mean "again" or "still" and is often used in the context of repeating an action. |
| Marathi | The word "सतत" ("constantly") in Marathi also means "continuous" or "uninterrupted". |
| Mongolian | Байнга also means "a long time" or a "long time ago". |
| Nepali | The word 'लगातार' is rooted in Sanskrit and is composed of the 'laga' ('attached, continuous') and 'tār' ('string'), aptly capturing the sense of ongoingness and connection. |
| Norwegian | The word "stadig" is related to the word "stead", meaning a place where someone lives. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Nthawi zonse can also mean all the time. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "دوامداره" can also mean "lasting", "eternal", or "permanent". |
| Persian | دائماً may also refer to the name of a place with fresh, running water in Persian. |
| Polish | In Polish, "stale" means "constantly" but also refers to "rustling" or "creaking" sounds. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word "constantemente" derives from the Latin phrase "constans mens", meaning "constant mind" or "steadfast purpose". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਨਿਰੰਤਰ" (niranthar) in Punjabi is derived from the Sanskrit word "निरन्तर" (nirantara), which means "without breaks" or "continuous". |
| Romanian | "Constant" (constantă) in Romanian also means "female student". |
| Russian | The word "постоянно" can also mean "permanently" or "continuously" |
| Samoan | The repetitive nature of "faifai pea" is derived from pounding and drying kava root, creating a constant beat. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "an-còmhnaidh" is also used in Scots Gaelic to describe something that is "fixed" or "permanent". |
| Serbian | The word "непрестано" is derived from the Proto-Slavic root "*pre-stati", meaning "to stop" or "to stand before", and the negative prefix "ne-", indicating "not". The original meaning of "непрестано" was therefore "without stopping", which evolved over time to mean "constantly". |
| Sesotho | The Sesotho word "kamehla" is derived from the Proto-Bantu form *kamahi, which also means "always". |
| Shona | "Nguva dzose" can also mean "all the time", "continually", or "without cease". |
| Sindhi | The word "لڳاتار" can also mean "firmly attached" or "closely associated" in Sindhi. |
| Slovak | The word "neustále" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *nu-stati, meaning "to stand up". It can also mean "continuously" or "without interruption". |
| Slovenian | The word "nenehno" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *ne-ino* meaning "uninterruptedly, ceaselessly." |
| Somali | The word "si joogto ah" can refer to permanent residence or being settled somewhere. |
| Spanish | "Constantemente" in Spanish can also mean "firmly" or "steadfastly". |
| Sundanese | It is a repetition of "teras" meaning "constantly". |
| Swahili | "Daima" also means "always" or "continuously" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | The verb "stå" ("to stand") is the etymological root of "ständigt" meaning "steadfast, continuously, constantly, without interruption."} |
| Tajik | The word "доимо" can also mean "at all times" or "always". |
| Thai | "อย่างสม่ำเสมอ" may also be translated as "regularly" and "always." |
| Turkish | The word "sürekli" also means "sustainable" in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | "Постійно" also means "permanent" in Ukrainian. |
| Urdu | The word 'مسلسل' comes from the Arabic word 'سلسله' (silsila), meaning 'chain' or 'series'. It can also mean 'succession' or 'continuity' |
| Uzbek | The word "doimiy ravishda" in Uzbek is derived from the Arabic words "da'im" (permanent) and "rawshan" (bright) and can also mean "always" or "regularly" |
| Vietnamese | In Chinese, liên tục can also mean "continuous," "in sequence," or "without interruption." |
| Welsh | The Welsh word 'yn gyson' derives from the noun 'cyson' meaning 'season' and originally meant 'from season to season', 'every season' or 'regularly'. |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word 'rhoqo' comes from the Zulu word 'rhoqo', meaning 'straight' or 'directly'. |
| Yiddish | 'קעסיידער' means 'daily' in Yiddish but is often used as 'constantly'. |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word "nigbagbogbo" is a compound word derived from "nigba" (time) and "gbogbo" (all), which literally means "at all times" or "always." |
| Zulu | The word "njalo" in Zulu can also mean "always", "regularly", or "continuously". |
| English | The word "constantly" finds its roots in ancient Latin, with close ties to the words "constare" which means "to stand firm" and "constans" which means "firm" or "resolute." |