経つ【たつ】
Frequency rank: 1,210.
- to pass (of time); to elapse
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 経つ【たつ】Frequency rank: 1,210.
- たつFrequency rank: 6,048. – 6,054.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to pass (of time); to elapse
This word is used to describe the passage of time.
Generated collocations (experimental)
Example sentences
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It's been 10 days since my boyfriend went to jail.
That was when I was in the first year at high school, so 17 years have passed since then.
With that sort of attitude you'll never get past the honourable-mention prizes.
I had known her for ten years when I married her.
He had not been employed by the company two years before his linguistic abilities were recognized.
The weather was getting worse and worse as the day went on.
It has been as many as ten years since I started to live in Tokyo.
The years go by before I know, so I don't wanna miss this chance.
He had not been in Tokyo a month when he got homesick.
As time went on, rules were added to the game to make it safer.