(てつや)

てつや
noun, suru-verb
staying up all night, all-nighter
1. staying up all night, all-nighter
Remaining awake throughout the night, typically for work or study.
試験(しけん)(まえ)徹夜(てつや)した。
I pulled an all-nighter before the exam.
徹夜(てつや)仕事(しごと)()わらせた。
I finished the work by staying up all night.
徹夜(てつや)(からだ)(わる)い。
Staying up all night is bad for your health.
徹夜(てつや)()けで()(あか)い。
My eyes are red from staying up all night.
徹夜(てつや)()け = the morning after an all-nighter
()()りに()()わせるために三日(みっか)連続(れんぞく)徹夜(てつや)したが、さすがに(からだ)がもたなかった。
I pulled all-nighters three days in a row to meet the deadline, but my body couldn't take it.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 徹夜(てつや)する (to stay up all night)
  • 徹夜(てつや)で〜する (to do ~ by staying up all night)
  • 徹夜(てつや)()け (the morning after staying up all night)

COMMON USES:

  • 徹夜(てつや)勉強(べんきょう)する (to study all night)
  • 徹夜(てつや)仕事(しごと)する (to work all night)
  • 徹夜(てつや)(つづ)き (staying up multiple nights in a row)

COLLOQUIAL:

  • オール (all-nighter - casual/youth slang from "all-night")