Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – にわたって／わたり (ni watatte/ watari)

Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – にわたって／わたり (ni watatte/ watari)
Here is Japanese N3 grammar study material taken from the Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 textbook.

36. ～にわたって／わたり
a. Meaning: expresses spreading over a whole range of time, place or distance (throughout ~).

b. Structure: Noun + にわたって／わたり

国立競技場では２週間にわたって熱戦が繰り広げられた。
Kunitachikyōgijōde wa 2-shūkan ni watatte nessen ga kurihiroge rareta.
An exciting game was held at the national stadium over two weeks.

台風が近づき、関東地方全域にわたって暴風警報が出された。
Taifū ga chikadzuki, Kantō chihō zen’iki ni watatte bōfū keihō ga dasa reta.
With a typhoon approaching, warnings were issued throughout the Kanto region.

がけ崩れのため、その道路は１０キロにわたり通行止めになった。
Gakekuzure no tame, sono dōro wa 10-kiro ni watari tsūkōdome ni natta.
Because of a landslide, 10 kilometres of that road are closed.

病院で食生活全般にわたる指導を受けた。
Byōin de shokuseikatsu zenpan ni wataru shidō o uketa.
At the hospital I was given guidance on every aspect of my eating habits.

２０年にわたった内戦が終わり、国民の顔にもようやく笑顔が見られるようになった。
20-Nen ni watatta naisen ga owari, kokumin no kao ni mo yōyaku egao ga mi rareru yō ni natta.
The 20-year civil war ended, and at last smiles could be seen on people’s faces.

その会議では、多岐にわたる問題が議論された。
Sono kaigide wa, takiniwataru mondai ga giron sa reta.
At that meeting, many aspects of the problem were discussed.