- since
- for the past ... (e.g. ten years)
- this person; this gentleman; this ladypolite (teineigo) language
adverb (fukushi); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
pronoun
Other forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- this person; this gentleman; this lady
- since
- for the past ... (e.g. ten years)
This expression is a polite way to refer to someone when speaking about or to them, often used in formal situations or when showing respect.
This usage indicates the starting point in time or the duration from that point until the present.
This meaning conveys an ongoing period that has lasted for a specific duration starting from a point in the past until now.
Generated collocations (experimental)
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
32 results
This is the one I meant when I said, 'A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.'
But the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.