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GRAMMAR DETAIL

〜てからというもの

N1

ever since

Emphasizes that a state or habit has continued up to the present since a particular event or change.

Examples

2

Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: Attach からというもの to a verb's te-form to emphasize a changed state or habit continuing from an event onward.
  • Basic usage: 部署を移ってからというもの、彼は毎朝早く出勤するようになった。 means that transferring departments marked the start of his continuing habit of coming to work early every morning.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • One-off sequence versus lasting change
    • 引っ越してから買い物に行った places a shopping trip after moving. 引っ越してからというもの suits a continuing change in life or habits that began with the move.

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