〜きりだ

Pattern

〜きりだ

Level

N3

Reading

きりだ

Meaning

Only; since

Attaches to

Noun, Verb (ta-form)

Nuance & register

Indicates that something happened only once or has not happened since a certain point in time.

Example

彼に会ったのは去年の夏きりだ。 I've only met him once, last summer.

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