JLPT N1 · Noun / adverb

先だって (sendatte)

先だって (せんだって, sendatte) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “the other day; some time ago”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せんだって
Romaji: sendatte
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

the other day; some time ago; recently · noun, adverb

Example sentences

先だって彼にあったときには、彼はとても元気だった。

Last I met him, he was very well.

Tatoeba #141913

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 先だって

先

before, ahead, previousセン・さき・ま.ず · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 先だって.

先さきpoint先月せんげつlast month先週せんしゅうlast week先生せんせいteacher先輩せんぱいsenior (at school, work, etc.)先日せんじつthe other day先行せんこうgoing ahead先程さきほどa short while ago先祖せんぞancestor先端せんたんpointed end先頭せんとうhead (of a line, group, etc.)祖先そせんancestorお先におさきにbefore真っ先まっさきthe head

Source: JMdict entry 1388100 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.