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GRAMMAR
〜以来
since
Explanation
NOTE

〜以来いらい means ever since or from the time of — marking a starting point in the past, with a state or pattern that has continued up to now.

卒業そつぎょう以来いらい、彼かれに会あっていない。
I haven't seen him since graduation.
The main clause describes an ongoing state or repeated action that started at that point.
NOTE

Because the starting point must already be in the past, 〜以来いらい is not used for very recent events or for one-time actions.

NOTE

With nouns, attach 以来いらい directly to a noun that refers to a past event or time (卒業, 入学, あの日…).

STRUCTURE
N辞
<ruby>以来<rt>いらい</rt></ruby>
入学にゅうがく以来いらい、ずっと同おなじクラブに入はいっている。
Nyuugaku irai, zutto onaji kurabu ni haitte iru.
Ever since entering school, I've been in the same club.
あの事故じこ以来いらい、車くるまに乗のるのが怖こわい。
Ano jiko irai, kuruma ni noru no ga kowai.
Ever since that accident, I've been afraid to ride in a car.
去年きょねんの夏なつ以来いらい、祖母そぼに会あっていない。
Kyonen no natsu irai, sobo ni atte inai.
I haven't seen my grandmother since last summer.
NOTE

With verbs, use the て-form + 以来いらい to mean ever since (doing) ~ (来て以来いらい, 始はじめて以来いらい).

STRUCTURE
Vて
<ruby>以来<rt>いらい</rt></ruby>
日本にほんに来きて以来いらい、毎日まいにち日本語にほんごを勉強べんきょうしている。
Nihon ni kite irai, mainichi nihongo o benkyou shite iru.
Ever since I came to Japan, I've been studying Japanese every day.
ピアノを始はじめて以来いらい、音楽おんがくが大好だいすきになった。
Piano o hajimete irai, ongaku ga daisuki ni natta.
Ever since I started piano, I've come to love music.
彼かれと別わかれて以来いらい、一度いちども連絡れんらくしていない。
Kare to wakarete irai, ichido mo renraku shite inai.
Ever since I broke up with him, I haven't contacted him even once.

Practice exercises

1
私わたしが家いえを出でようとした矢先やさきに、携帯けいたいを落おとして以来いらい、画面がめんが割われたままだ。
Just as I was about to leave the house, I dropped my phone, and since then, the screen has remained cracked.
Answer
以来いらい
2
部長ぶちょうが帰宅きたくする次第しだい、連絡れんらくが途絶とぜつえて以来いらい、音沙汰おとさたがない。
As soon as the section chief returned home, contact was cut off, and since then, there has been no word.
Answer
以来いらい
3
彼かれが出発しゅっぱつするかしないかのうちに、体調たいちょうを崩くずして以来いらい、入院にゅういんしている。
Just as he was about to depart, he fell ill, and since then, he has been hospitalized.
Answer
以来いらい
4
就職しゅうしょくして以来いらい、仕事しごとに追おわれる毎日まいにちだ。
Since starting work, every day has been spent chasing work.
Answer
以来いらい
5
発足ほっそくして以来いらい、その団体だんたいは活動かつどうを続つづけている。
Since its establishment, that organization has continued its activities.
Answer
以来いらい