[JLPT N2] Over a period of three days: 3日間＋[にまで・にかけて・にこそ・にわたって]？
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[Practice Question]
先週は、3日間（＿＿）大雪が降りました。
*せんしゅうは、みっかかん（＿＿）おおゆきがふりました。
1 にまで
2 にかけて
3 にこそ
4 にわたって
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[Answer]
先週は、3日間（4 にわたって）大雪が降りました。
Last week, heavy snow fell for three days straight.
〜にわたって
= “over a period of ~”
= “throughout ~”
It shows that something continues for a whole period of time.
[Period] ＋ にわたって
In this sentence:
Period
= 3日間 (three days)
→ 3日間にわたって
= “for the full three days”
So this means:
Heavy snow continued for three days.
That’s why にわたって is correct.
✖ Other Choices:
1 にまで
= “even to ~” (extends a range, but doesn’t fit time duration)
2 にかけて
= “from A to B”
But here, we only have one period 3日間.
So にかけて is not natural here.
3 にこそ
= “exactly ~” (emphasis, doesn’t fit a time period)
I hope this explanation helps! 😊