Meaning of 先週 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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先週JLPT 5
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Kana Readingせんしゅう
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Romajisenshū
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
- Meaning
- last week; the week before
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Example Sentences
先週, せんしゅう used in context
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先週あたりも誘ってくれていたが、夜が遅いので、泣く泣く断った。
I was invited last week as well, but it was late so I regretfully turned them down.
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Last week's snow was limited to a very small area.
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先週はパチンコで勝った友人に焼き肉をごちそうになりました。食べ放題でたらふく食べました。
Last week I was treated to dinner by my friend who'd won at pachinko. It was all-you-can-eat so I ate to my heart's content.
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I met him last week for the first time in ages.
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僕が彼をよく知っているはずだと君は言うが、実際は僕は先週彼に紹介されたばかりなのだ。
You say I should know him quite well, but as a matter of fact, I was introduced to him only last week.
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Last week my mother came down with the flu.
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