How to say since in Japanese

いらいirai

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • since; henceforth

Example Sentences

こんなにkonnani明らかakirakanaことkotowoわざわざwazawazaどうdouやっyate説明setsumeishiたらtaraいいiinoka分からwakaraないnai
I don't know how to demonstrate it, since it's too obvious!
nenmaeni東京toukyouhe来てkite以来iraiここkokoni住んでいるsundeiru
I came to Tokyo three years ago and have been living here ever since.
最後saigoni家族kazokudeディズニーランドDEIZUNIIRANDOheni行っiteからkaraもうmou随分zuibunniなるnaru
It has been so long since I last went to Disneyland with my family.
umaga亡くなっnakunateからkarakuraga淋しいsabishii
It's lonely in the saddle since the horse died.
彼氏kareshiga留置所tomeokishoni入ってhaitte10日経ちましたtachimashita
It's been 10 days since my boyfriend went to jail.

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