初めて (はじめて) — for the first time
hajimete
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Meanings
- for the first time
Explained in simple Japanese
- 前に 一回も した ことが なくて、今 する ようす。
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Usage examples
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今の私たちには電車が普通に見えても、当時、初めて列車を見た人には、速さや大きな音が新しかったはずです。
Ima no watashitachi ni wa densha ga futsuu ni miete mo, touji, hajimete ressha o mita hito ni wa, hayasa ya ookina oto ga atarashikatta hazu desu.
Although trains seem ordinary to us now, their speed and loud noise must have felt new to people seeing one for the first time back then.
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