Grammar - Grade 2 List View

Review these list items to study and edit your keyphrase and other memory aids.
Grammar Point
suffix
suf 
A Keyphrase should be a short phrase that brings to mind and helps to remember the information on this frame.
来らい

since (e.g. last month), for (e.g. 20 years)

Noun + らい

The suffix らい is used to express a continuous state or action that has been ongoing for a specific period of time or since a specific point in time, up until the present moment. It is often used to emphasize the duration of a situation.

Time Period Noun + らい

When attached to nouns representing a period of time, it indicates that a state has persisted throughout that duration.

I have been busy for the past few days.

This is the heaviest rain in ten years.

I have known him for many years.

Note

This grammar point is most commonly used with time-related nouns to indicate duration. It is often written with the kanji 来. It implies that the situation described has remained unchanged throughout the entire period mentioned.

Words: 
来らい
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