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会社 kaisha company
教師 kyōshi teacher (plain form, cf. 先生
sensei)

医者 isha doctor

Structure Notes

3.1. Time words (relative time expressions)

In the preceding lesson we found that place words like ue
‘topside’ and naka ‘inside’ are a kind of noun in Japanese. Time

words are a similar sort of noun. Such words are kyō ‘today,’

kyonen ‘last year,’ and mainichi ‘every day.’ The general question
word used to ask the time is itsu ‘when.’ Here are some time
words you will find useful:

昨日 今日 あした/明日 毎日
ashita/asu
kinō kyō tomorrow mainichi

yesterday today every day

先週 今週 来週 毎週

senshū konshū raishū maishū

last week this week next week every week

先月 今月 来月 毎月

sengetsu kongetsuraigetsumaitsuki

last month this month