語感 Dictionary

初めて

はじめて

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...

JLPT N5 Common word Genki L12, Intermediate Japanese L1 Also written 始めて、甫めて

Meanings

  1. Adverb, No-adjective

    for the first time

  2. Adverb

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

  3. Noun

    first time; (one's) firstColloquial

Example sentences

  • 初はじめてだろ？

    First time?

  • 初はじめて来きたの？

    Is this the first time you've been here?

  • 初はじめてではない。

    It's not the first time.

  • 初はじめて作つくりました。

    I made it for the first time.

  • 初はじめての授業じゅぎょうです。

    It's our first lesson.

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