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Japanese
Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
Adverb
初めて • (hajimete)
- for the first time, first
- 彼は初めてアメリカに来た。
- Kare wa hajimete Amerika ni kita.
- He came to America for the first time.
- reaching a state after a certain experience; at last, finally
- 親が死んで、初めてそのありがたさがわかった。
- Oya ga shinde, hajimete sono arigatasa ga wakatta.
- Only after my parents died did I realize how grateful I was.
Adverb
初めて • (hazumete)
- (dialectal) for the first time
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- 勝った……はずめて修羅に勝った！
- Katta…… hazumete Shura ni katta!
- Ah’ve done it… Ah’ve finally beaten Shura!
- (literally, “I’ve won… I’ve won over Shura for the first time!”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
初めて • (somete)
- conjunctive of 初める
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN