久しい
ひさしい
long (time that has passed); old (story)
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
I-adjective
long (time that has passed); old (story)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 久しいひさしい | 久しいですひさしいです |
| Negative | 久しくないひさしくない | 久しくないですひさしくないです |
| Past | 久しかったひさしかった | 久しかったですひさしかったです |
| Past negative | 久しくなかったひさしくなかった | 久しくなかったですひさしくなかったです |
| Te-form | 久しくてひさしくて |
|---|---|
| Conditional (ば) | 久しければひさしければ |
| Conditional (たら) | 久しかったらひさしかったら |
Example sentences
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I haven't seen him for a long time.
久しく会っていませんね。
I haven't seen you for a long time.
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This custom became extinct a long time ago.
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I have not seen him for a long time.
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The practice has long been done away with.
More examples (6)
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It's been a long time since I last spoke French.
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It's such a long time since he left school.
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It's been a long time since I've had a real vacation.
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Please forgive me for not having written for a long time.
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It has been long since they said the time of local government had come.
大器晩成の大物と言われて久しいけど、彼、いつになったら化けるのかね。
I haven't heard anyone call him a late bloomer in a while. But I do wonder when he's going to grow up.