adverbial N3 common casualpolitewritten
〜ぶりに — for the first time in (a period)
〜ぶりに ・ ぶりに
Meaning
- for the first time in ~ / after an interval of ~ — something recurs after a long gap
Key sentence
十年ぶりに、故郷に帰った。
I returned to my hometown for the first time in ten years.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| A time-span noun | [period] + ぶりに | 三日ぶりに / 久しぶりに |
Examples
三日ぶりに雨が止んで、青空が見えた。
The rain stopped for the first time in three days, and blue sky appeared.
卒業して以来、五年ぶりに友人と再会した。
I reunited with a friend for the first time in five years since graduating.
Notes
- 久しぶり ('long time no see') is the everyday fixed instance of this pattern — an unspecified long gap.
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