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時間表現. Grammar or words that express temporal information. Whereas tense is always relative to the moment of utterance, time is more absolutely located on an imaginary timeline.

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Is 以降 inclusive?

If I say: 16日[以降]{いこう}参加できません。 It means I cannot participate after the 16th. However, what about on the 16th? Is it also implied that I cannot participate on the 16th either? Or, that I can participate on the 16th, but not after?
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How to express vague amounts of time?

I'm having trouble figuring out how to express vague amounts of time in Japanese, such as some number of months or some number of hours. I want to use this in a context where the specific number is neither important nor known, but the factor of time…
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Casual way to say: ''See you tomorrow at (some time)''

Lets say 11am How would you say: ''See you tomorrow at 11.'' ? All I have is : ashita wa juuichi ji ni ... what now ? ... I found this expression online : 11 のあなたは見てください
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How to say "quarter to" or "quarter past" some hour?

For example, how do you say: It's quarter to 3. and It's quarter past 3.
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Counting Duration of Months

When counting duration in months, is it ~ヶ月間or just ~ヶ月? Example: 私はもう六ヶ月ぐらい日本語を勉強しています。 ジルと暮らした四ヶ月間 ( btw I don't know what the second example means I just took it from my textbook so I would appreciate it if someone could help me translate it…
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Difference between ほとんど～ない, めったに～ない and まれ

is there a difference in nuance or formality between ほとんど～ない, めったに～ない and まれ?
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Saying you'll do/have done something for a certain amount of time?

I wasn't sure how to properly word the question, but I'm asking how to make sentences such as: "I have lived in America for 10 years." "I will go to Japan for a month." "I have had this job for a year." "I left for a few minutes." "I will leave in…
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Noun+Adjective - What are the rules/usages?

I usually self-study, however I see a tutor once a week who is a native from Tokyo. In my previous lesson with her, she used the following: もう夜遅いから家に帰ったほうがいいでしょう。 Where 夜遅い translates to "late at night", and the overall translation is something…
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How to express duration of an activity?

For example I want to say "I ran 5km in 23mins 59 secs" or "It took me 23mins 59 secs to run 5k" or "It took me an hour to tidy my room" etc etc etc.
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Confusion about time scope of 日をもって

I have a sentence in the form 10月10日をもって辞めたい, for example。 Does this をもって mean "before", or "after". Am I free on 10日 (i.e. work till 9日23:59). Or I still have to work on 10日, and get free on 11日? Kind of classic time uncertainty in Japanese, but…
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Do 午前 / 午後 change depending on minutes

午前0-12 goes from 00:00 to 12:00 in 24h time. Do minutes affect 午前 / 午後? Is 12:30 in 24h time still 午前１２時３０分 or does it change to 午後 thanks to the minutes going over?
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How would you say 'the past ____'? (i.e. the past 'hour', the past 'day)

I've been wondering how to say 'I spent the past [time frame] [insert action]'. For example, "I spent the past hour studying Japanese". Would it be translated to something like... 日本語の勉強は最近の一時間が全かかりました ...or would it be something…
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Does Japanese have short versions of weekdays?

Like in English we could type the days of the week as "Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat." Does Japanese have shortenings for weekdays? Like: 日,月, 火, 水, 木, 金, 土 Instead of: 日曜日, 月曜日, 火曜日, 水曜日, 木曜日, 金曜日, 土曜日 Or: にち, げつ, か, すい, もく,きん, ど Instead…
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In a text, how to tell the difference between a date (of the year) and days/months?

Seeing, for exampe, 4月から (or まで）in a text, how to tell if it means 'since April' or '4 months ago'　（respectively, 'until April' or 'after 4 months) ? Similarly, how to tell if 4日から (or まで） means 'since the 4th this month' or '4 days ago'…
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Meaning of 時間も時間だし?

I've seen this a couple of times and it seems to simply mean "it's about time, so ___", but why is that?
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