Vocab Info

N5 Adverb, の-adjective, Noun

初(はじ)めてfor the first time

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, の-adjective

      1. 1.

        for the first time

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    2. Adverb

      1. 2.

        only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ...

        after the -te form of a verb
    3. Noun

      1. 3.

    All Forms

    初めて 【はじめて】、始めて 【はじめて】、甫めて 【はじめて】

    Details

      • は

      • じ

      • め

      • て

    • Frequency

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    Examples

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    • 彼女(かのじょ)に初(はじ)めて会(あ)う。

      I will meet her for the first time.

      • N5
    • 今日(きょう)初(はじ)めてサッカーをしました。

      I played soccer for the first time today.

      • N5
    • 私(わたし)が日本(にほん)に来(き)たのは、今回(こんかい)が初(はじ)めてだ。

      This is the first time I have come to Japan.

      • N5
    • 君(きみ)がこのレストランで食事(しょくじ)をするのは初(はじ)めてだよね?

      It is your first time eating at this restaurant right?

      • N5
    • 私(わたし)が初(はじ)めてスノーボードに挑戦(ちょうせん)したのは一年(いちねん)前(まえ)です。

      The first time I tried snowboarding was last year.

      • N4
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