先だって
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Adverb meaning 'recently' or 'the other day'. Used in informal contexts to refer to a past event that happened not long ago. Example: 『先だって会った人』 (sakidatte atta hito, 'the person I met the other day').
Theme
At a café, User and their friend Mika catch up on recent events since they last met.
先だって
さきだって
recently
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Memory Hook
Picture 'saki' (先) meaning 'ahead' and 'datte' (だって) as a casual suffix — together, it's like saying 'the day ahead that just passed'. 'Saki-datte' → 'sack date' you recently had. 'Sack date' → 先だって (sakidatte, 'recently').
Cultural Note
『先だって』 (sakidatte) is a conversational adverb often used in casual speech to refer to recent events, similar to 'the other day' in English, adding a friendly tone to anecdotes.
Forms
Base: 先だってAdverb meaning 'recently' or 'the other day'. Used in informal contexts to refer to a past event that happened not long ago. Example: 『先だって会った人』 (sakidatte atta hito, 'the person I met the other day').