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過去, かこ

  • kako
JLPT LEVEL 3

Definition

adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

  • the past
  • bygone days
  • the previous

Definition

  • a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret)
  • one's past

Definition

linguistics terminology

  • past (tense)
  • preterit
  • preterite

Definition

Buddhist term

  • previous life

Examples of 過去,かこ in a Sentence

私はいつまでも過去にこだわらないようにと心がけている。
I try not to dwell on the past.
その年の自動車生産は過去最高の１０００万台に達した。
Car production in that year reached a record 10 million vehicles.
警察は彼の過去と経歴を調べた。
The police looked into his past record.
私は過去３年間私の給料の１。
I have put aside one fourth of my salary for the last three years.
不景気だと言いつつ、今年のゴールデンウイークに海外旅行をする人は過去最高らしい。
Even though we're supposedly in a recession, people are traveling abroad in record numbers this Golden Week holiday.
私たちは未来のために過去を学ぶ。
We study the past for the sake of the future.
彼がくるかこないかは私にはどうでも良い事だ。
It makes no difference to me whether he comes or not.
過去十年間に多くの変化を経験してきた。
We have experienced many changes over the last decade.
過去を志向する社会では、人々は過去と伝統にいつまでもこだわり続ける。
In a past-oriented society, people dwell on the past and on tradition.
過去を志向する社会では、人々は過去と伝統にいつまでもこだわり続ける。
In a past-oriented society, people dwell on the past and on tradition.

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