あれから
あれから
expression
since then; since that time
1.
since then; since that time; after that
A temporal expression referring back to a previously mentioned or shared event. Combines あれ (that — distal demonstrative) + から (since, from). Used when both speaker and listener know which past event is being referenced.
あれからもう十年だ。
It's already been ten years since then.
あれから彼女とは会っていない。
I haven't seen her since then.
あれから色々あって、今はやっと落ち着いた生活を送っている。
A lot has happened since then, and now I'm finally living a settled life.
Combines the distal demonstrative あれ (that, over there) with から (from, since). Refers back to a shared reference point in the past — both speaker and listener must know which event is meant.
USAGE:
Used at the start of a sentence to introduce what has happened since a known past event. The reference point is typically established earlier in conversation or is mutual knowledge between the speakers.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- あれから何年: how many years since then
- あれからずっと: ever since then, continuously
- あれから一度も: not even once since then
SIMILAR WORDS:
- それから: after that, then — sequential 'and then'; refers to the next event in a sequence, not a reference point in the past
- 以来: since (formal) — attaches to verbs or nouns: 卒業以来 (since graduating)
- 以後: after; thereafter — more formal, often written