【JLPT N2 Grammar】〜以来(〜いらい / ~irai)

Explanation:〜以来

Meaning
"〜してから、今までずっと"

"All the time since ~ / ever since"
Xて以来Y:Y has been continuing since the time X occurred.
Used to indicate a period of time starting from a specific event or point in the past and continuing until the present. I

Form
V(Te form) + 以来
N + 以来

Points

  1. Starting Point: "〜以来" marks the beginning of a period that extends from a specific event or time in the past up to the present.
  2. Continuous Action/State: The action or state mentioned after "〜以来" has continued without interruption from the starting point to the present.

JLPT Level
N2



Sample sentenes

日本にほんに来て以来いらい毎晩まいばん家族かぞくとSkypeではなしてる。
Ever since I came to Japan, I've been talking to my family on Skype every night.

大学だいがく卒業そつぎょうして以来いらい、トムさんにっていない。
I haven't seen Tom since I graduated from college.

病気びょういん入院にゅういんして以来いらい一度いちどもタバコをっていない。
I haven't smoked a cigarette since I was hospitalized due to illness.

一人暮ひとりぐらしをはじめて以来いらい料理りょうりをするようになった。
I started cooking since I started living alone.

かれとケンカして以来いらいかれとは一度いちどはなさなくなった。
I haven't spoken to him since we had a fight.

アンナさんは入学にゅうがく以来いらい一度いちど学校がっこうやすんでいない。
Anna has never missed a day of school since she enrolled.

Vocabulary

Japanese
English
入院する にゅういんする to be hospitalized
一人暮らし ひとりぐらし living alone
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