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はじめて

rarely used kanji formadverbnoun taking the genitive case particle のadjective (generic)colloquialnounnoun (generic)

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Meanings

  • for the first time
  • only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ...
  • first time, (one's) first

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Example sentences

初めてはじめていぬた。

I saw a dog for the first time.

今日きょう初めてはじめて寿司すしべました。

Today, I ate sushi for the first time.

彼女かのじょ初めてはじめて日本にほんとき、とてもおどろいた。

She was very surprised when she came to Japan for the first time.

初めてはじめて海外かいがい旅行りょこうはどこでしたか。

Where did you go on your first overseas trip?

うしなって初めてはじめて大切たいせつなものの価値かちがわかる。

It is not until you lose something that you understand its true value.


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入るはいる

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そば

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