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初はじめて

はじめてhajimeteN5neutral

for the first time — the first of its kind, for someone + savor

hajimete ajiwau

for the first time — the first of its kind, for someone

meaning: savor for the first time

Related

  • 味あじわう
  • 初はじめて〜
  • 初はじめて味あじわう

明日あしたは、初はじめて味あじわう人ひとばかりだ。

ashita wa, hajimete ajiwau hito bakari da.

Tomorrow it's all people I'll savor for the first time. neutral

これ、初はじめて食たべた。おいしいね。

kore, hajimete tabeta. oishii ne.

This is my first time eating this. It's good. casual

All examples4

for the first time — never done or met before now

  1. 明日あしたは、初はじめて会あう人ひとばかりだ。

    ashita wa, hajimete au hito bakari da.

    Tomorrow it's all people I'll meet for the first time. neutral

  2. これ、初はじめて食たべた。おいしいね。

    kore, hajimete tabeta. oishii ne.

    This is my first time eating this. It's good. casual

  3. 日本にほんに来きて、初はじめて雪ゆきを見みました。

    nihon ni kite, hajimete yuki o mimashita.

    I saw snow for the first time after coming to Japan. neutral

  4. 本日ほんじつは初はじめてお目めにかかります。どうぞよろしくお願ねがいいたします。

    honjitsu wa hajimete ome ni kakarimasu. douzo yoroshiku onegai itashimasu.

    This is the first time we have met. I look forward to working with you. formal

How it's formed1

All forms1

  • 初はじめてのhajimeteno+名詞めいしadnominal

    modifies the noun directly rather than the verb — 初はじめての海外かいがい旅行りょこう。

Notes

初はじめて and 始はじめて are homophones with different jobs: 勉強べんきょうを
始はじめて三年さんねん is "three years since I started", not "for the
first time".