Word 17 of 20 · Level 14

今年ことしkotoshithis year

Example sentence

今こと年しから大だい学がく生せいです。

I am a university student starting this year.

How 今年 is used

今こと年しmeans this year. It is the standard way to refer to the current calendar year.

More words from level 14

去年kyonenlast year
来年rainennext year
殺すkorosuto kill
後atoafter
こちらkochirahere, this way
向かうmukauto face, head toward

All 20 words in level 14: Smoke from Chimneys

See 今年 again before you forget it.

That is how Fuguro works. It brings 今年 back for review right before you forget it, each time a little later, until it sticks for good. You hear it spoken aloud, and you meet it again in stories you can already read. The first five levels are free.

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