Vocab Info

N3 Noun, Adverb, No-adjective

過去(かこ)the past, bygone days, the previous, a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret), one's past, past (tense), preterit, preterite, previous life

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Adverb, No-adjective

      1.

      the past, bygone days

    2. Noun

      2.

      one's past (that one would prefer remained secret)

    3. Noun

      3.

      past (tense), preterit, preterite

      Grammar
    4. Noun

      4.

      previous life

      Buddhism

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    過去 【かこ】

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    Examples

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      過去(かこ)()(おも)()だけを()(かえ)る。

      To look back only on the good memories of the past.

      • N3

      その英単語(えいたんご)過去(かこ)(けい)(おし)えてくれませんか?

      Can you tell me the past tense of that English word?

      • N3

      (べつ)過去(かこ)10年間(ねんかん)平均(へいきん)年収(ねんしゅう)なら(おし)えてあげても()いですよ。

      I don't really mind telling you my income as long as it's the average of my past 10 years' salary.

      • N3

      (とお)過去(かこ)(おも)()(ふけ)っていたらいつの()にか夕方(ゆうがた)になってしまった。

      I was lost in memories of the distant past, and before I knew it, evening had arrived.

      • N3

      彼女(かのじょ)過去(かこ)両親(りょうしん)との(あいだ)(わす)れがたいトラウマ(てき)出来事(できごと)があると()っていた。

      She said she had an unforgettable traumatic event in the past with her parents.

      • N2
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