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Definition and Synonyms for 過去
| 1. | 過去時制 | 過去の行為または状態を表現する動詞の時制 |
| Past | a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past | |
| Synonyms: | 過去, 過去形, 過去時制 | |
| 2. | 古 | 経過した時間 |
| Past | the time that has elapsed | |
| Synonyms: | 古, 古, 古い, 往代, 往年, 往日, 往昔, 往時, 往者, 従前, 従来, 既往, 旧時, 昔, 昔年, 昔時, 来し方, 過去, 過ぎ来し方 | |
| 3. | ストーリー | 過去の出来事の集合体 |
| History | the aggregate of past events | |
| Synonyms: | ストーリー, ヒストリー, 前歴, 史, 史, 因縁, 履歴, 成り立ち, 成り立つ, 故事, 来歴, 来由, 歴史, 沿革, 物語, 由来, 由緒, 由縁, 病歴, 素性, 経緯, 言う, 謂れ, 謂れ因縁, 過去 | |
| 4. | 昔 | 人生の早い期間（特に秘密にする理由がある場合） |
| Past | a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret) | |
| Synonyms: | 昔, 過去 |
Meanings for each kanji in 過去
| » | 過 | overdo; exceed; go beyond; error |
| » | 去 | gone; past; quit; leave; elapse; eliminate; divorce |
Categories 過去 is a member of
| 1. | 時 | 物事がその中で未来から現在を通り過去へと流れる、経験の連続体 |
| Time | the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past | |
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| 2. | 時制 | 時間の区別を表現するために使われる動詞の文法的カテゴリー |
| Tense | a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time | |
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| 3. | ピリオド | 時間の量 |
| Period | an amount of time | |
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| 4. | 古 | 経過した時間 |
| Past | the time that has elapsed | |
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Sample Sentences for 過去
現在完了は、過去～現在という長いスパンを表現するものです。
The present perfect expresses the long span from past to present.
われわれはみんな、現在はもちろん過去や未来とも関係がある。
All of us are connected with the past and the future as well as the present.
本を選ぶときは、まず過去の偉大な作家たちの作品に目を向けるべきだ。
In one's reading, great writers of the past must be given the most attention.
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