塵も積もれば Even Dust when Piled…

Even Dust, When Piled up, Will Become a Mountain
Japanese Proverb

Japanese proverbs

Transparent 塵ちりも積つもれば、山やまとなる
Even Dust, When Piled up, Will Become a Mountain. 

塵ちりも積つもれば、山やまとなる
Japanese
ちりもつもれば、やまとなる
Literal
Even dust when pile up, becomes a mountain.
English Equivalent
Many a little makes a mickle.
[mickle (noun) a large amount]
Notes
塵ちりも Dust too
The も (also, too) is better expressed as ‘even’ in English

積つもれば If piled up
Conditional (〜えば) form of 積つもる accumulate; pile up

Example Sentence

毎日まいにち、英単語えいたんごをひとつずつおぼえよう。ちりも積つもれば、山やまとなるというからね。
Learn one English word each day. As they say, even dust when piled up becomes a mountain.

Vocabulary image

毎日まいにち—every day
英単語えいたんご—English word
を—direct object marker
ひとつずつ—one by one
おぼえよう—Volitional form of 覚おぼえる meaning “Let’s learn”; memorize, learn
というからね—’As they say’

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