それいらい
Meanings
Adverb
Expression
Noun
1. since then; from that time; ever since
Composed of
① 以前のある時点から当の時点まで継続して、しばしば起こって、経過して。接続助詞・格助詞のように用いる。② 以前のある時点から当の時点まで継続したある長さの期間において。接続助詞・格助詞のように用いる。③ 以前のある時点から当の時点までではじめてのこと。④ 以前のある時点から当の時点まででもっとも程度のはなはだしいさまを表す。⑤ 爾来。それ以来。接続詞・副詞のように用いる。⑥ 以後。今後。この後。接続詞・副詞のように用いる。
Examples (12 in total)
Three years have passed since then.
Have you been here since?
We have been friends ever since.
Never has he returned since.
From that time on, they came to love each other.
After that, I didn't see Tom again.
I didn't see him again after that.
I have been taking care of him ever since.
He has engaged in religious activity since then.
I have never heard of him since then.
Our sphere of influence has expanded so much since then.
He went to Italy ten years ago and has lived there ever since.