「Learn Japanese」 (て-Form VERB/VERBAL NOUN/NOUN) + 以来 as “since (V/VN/N)”

• published: 09 Oct 2015
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「Learn Japanese」 (て-Form VERB/VERBAL NOUN/NOUN) + 以来 as “since (V/VN/N)” The word 以来 (いらい) translates to “since, henceforth, etc.’ and can be used directly after the て-Form of a verb, a verbal noun (without the inclusion of する), or a noun to express "since ____,” in which the blank is filled by the word used. When this grammar pattern is employed with a noun, the noun must represent a certain event, activity or time; and when used at all, whether with a verb, verbal noun, or noun, the word must represent something that occurred in the past. As is with the English language, in the Japanese language it does not make grammatical sense to say, “since ____” when what fills in the blank does not represent something that has already occurred. Example(s): 一人暮らし以来、色々なことを学びました。 Hitorigurashi irai, iroiro na koto o manabimashita. (I’ve learned many things since living alone.) 彼は21歳になって以来、毎日のようにお酒を飲みます。 (Kare wa 21 sai ni natte irai, mainichi no you ni osake o nomimasu. (Ever since he turned 21, he has been drinking alcohol almost every day.) 卒業以来、彼女に一度も会っていない。 Sotsugyou irai, kanojo ni ichido mo atte inai. (Ever since graduation, I haven’t seen her even once.) 新しいコンピューターを買って以来、ゲームをしてばかりいます。 Atarashii computer o katte irai, game o shite bakari imasu. (I’ve been doing nothing but playing games since I bought a new computer.) ✧¸¸.•*¨*• •*¨*•.¸¸✧ Support Learning Japanese on Patreon! Please do consider checking out our milestone goals to improve our channel and supporting the continuation of this video series by becoming a patron! https://www.patreon.com/learningjapanese Learning Japanese is on Tumblr! Follow us on Tumblr to stay up to date with the newest videos as well as gain access to additional content such as interest articles, kanji lessons, "Japanese Phrases of the Day," vocabulary lists, and more! http://learnjapanesebod.tumblr.com/ Like Learning Japanese on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/Learning-Japanese-1394574567527067 Get Learning Japanese video updates on Twitter! https://twitter.com/LearnJPBOD For the sub-domain dedicated to the Japanese grammar patterns covered in this video series and other aspects of learning the Japanese language and culture, visit http://learnjapanese.becauseofdreams.com This video series is presented by becauseofdreams http://becauseofdreams.com/ All media presented in this video is created and owned by becauseofdreams or is used with complete permissions. ✧¸¸.•*¨*• •*¨*•.¸¸✧ *Please do leave a comment below if you notice any potential errors so that we may include a notification about it in-time for future viewers! *When leaving a comment, please do enable replies if you would like a response to your question, comment, and or concern. Edit(s):