～たきり

When to use

"Since then, X hasn't happened again" - marks a one-time event with no follow-up.

Explanation

The ～たきり grammar point is used to express that an action occurred once and has not been repeated, or that a situation or state has continued since a certain event or time. It can be translated as 'since then', 'after', or 'one time only' in English.

• 彼かれは会社かいしゃを辞やめたきり、連絡れんらくがない。

  Ever since he quit the company, there's been no contact.

  Kare wa kaisha o yameta kiri, renraku ga nai.

• 昨日きのうの朝あさ、メールを送おくったきり、返事へんじがない。

  I sent an email yesterday morning, and there's been no reply since then.

  Kinō no asa, mēru o okutta kiri, henji ga nai.

• 子供こどものころ海うみに行いったきりで、もう20年ねんになる。

  It's been 20 years since I last went to the sea as a child.

  Kodomo no koro umi ni itta kiri de, mō nijūnen ni naru.

• 彼女かのじょと別わかれたきり、彼女かのじょのことを考かんがえなくなった。

  Ever since I broke up with her, I stopped thinking about her.

  Kanojo to wakareta kiri, kanojo no koto o kangaenaku natta.

Sequence (After / As A Result)

• ～上で〜ue deN2Used to express that something is done after or on the…
• ～あげく~agekuN2Expresses the outcome of a series of actions or events…
• ～以来〜iraiN2Indicates something happening 'since', 'ever since', or…
• ～末～sueN2Express the outcome after a period of time or series of…
• Verb てから～〜te karaN5Express a sequence of actions or events; 'after', 'since'…
• ～きり〜kiriN3Expresses the idea of 'only', 'since', or 'after'.
• Noun の あとでNoun no atodeN5Expresses the order of events; 'after', 'later than'.
• Verb た あとでta ato deN5Indicates an action that takes place after another action.
• ～てはじめて〜te hajimeteN3Realization or action done for the first time; 'only…
• Noun にして初めてNoun nishite hajimeteN1Expresses 'only when/after... for the first time'.
• Verb てからというものVerb te kara to iu monoN1Expresses that ever since a certain event happened, a…
• Verbる 始末だ〜ru shimatsu daN1Indicates a (often unfortunate) result or conclusion of an…

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