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Meaning of 過去 in Japanese
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過去JLPT 3
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Kana Readingかこ
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Romajikako
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- the past; bygone days; the previous
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret); one's past
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- Parts of speech
- linguistics terminology
- Meaning
- past (tense); preterit; preterite
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- Parts of speech
- Buddhist term
- Meaning
- previous life
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Examples of 過去, かこ in a sentence
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The present perfect expresses the long span from past to present.
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Past tense is used in connection with actions in the past.
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Old people look back on the past too much.
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Old people are inclined to look back on the past.
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History deals with the past.
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You should try to forget your unhappy past.
Related Kanji
去
JLPT 4
5 strokes
gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce
On'Yomi: キョ, コ
Kun'Yomi: さ.る, -さ.る
過
JLPT 3
12 strokes
overdo, exceed, go beyond, error
On'Yomi: カ
Kun'Yomi: す.ぎる, -す.ぎる, -す.ぎ, す.ごす, あやま.つ, あやま.ち, よ.ぎる