Japanese

じかんがたつ
Meaning: time passes; time goes by
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 時間が経つ 時間が経たない
Polite 時間が経ちます 時間が経ちません
Past 時間が経った 時間が経たなかった
Polite + Past 時間が経ちました 時間が経ちませんでした
Te-form 時間が経って 時間が経たなくて
Potential 時間が経てる 時間が経てない
Passive 時間が経たれる 時間が経たれない
Causative 時間が経たせる 時間が経たせない
Causative + Passive 時間が経たされる 時間が経たされない
Imperative 時間が経て 時間が経つな

Handwriting

時
間
が
経
つ

Example

When you're having fun, time passes in the blink of an eye.

Usage Notes

Common expression to describe the flow of time.

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