先々週(せんせんしゅう)

せんせんしゅう
noun
the week before last
1. the week before last
Two weeks ago. The week that came before last week.
先々週(せんせんしゅう)の日曜日(にちようび)に会(あ)った。
I met them the Sunday before last.
先々週(せんせんしゅう)から風邪(かぜ)を引(ひ)いている。
I've had a cold since the week before last.
先々週(せんせんしゅう)届(とど)いた荷物(にもつ)の中身(なかみ)をまだ確認(かくにん)していない。
I still haven't checked the contents of the package that arrived the week before last.

先々週(せんせんしゅう) is formed by doubling the 先(せん) prefix to push further into the past: 先(せん) (previous) + 先(せん) (previous) + 週(しゅう) (week).

RELATIVE TIME SERIES (WEEKS):

  • 再来週(さらいしゅう): the week after next
  • 来週(らいしゅう): next week
  • 今週(こんしゅう): this week
  • 先週(せんしゅう): last week
  • 先々週(せんせんしゅう): the week before last

PARALLEL PATTERNS:

The 先々(せんせん)〜 pattern works for other time units too:

  • 先々月(せんせんげつ): the month before last
  • 一昨年(おととし)/先々年(せんせんねん): the year before last
  • 一昨日(おととい): the day before yesterday

USAGE:
Used in everyday conversation. No special formality — equally natural in casual and polite speech.

Related Words

See also: 先週(せんしゅう)
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Added 2026.2.17 10:54 · Revised 2026.3.25 13:08
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