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Definition

Definition in EnglishMarks an action as completed by the reference time, including a reference time in the past.

Definition in Japaneseある時点で、することが終わっているときに使う言葉。

Example sentences

• 私(わたし)が起(お)きたとき、姉(あね)はもう朝(あさ)ご飯(はん)を食(た)べ終(お)わっていました。🔊

  When I got up, my sister had already eaten.

• 彼女(かのじょ)が起(お)きたときには、もうお皿(さら)を洗(あら)い終(お)わっていた。🔊

  I had already washed the dishes when she got up.

Learn it in a lesson

• Putting past events in order in Japanese

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