〜ぶりに (~buri ni) — for the first time in
Again after a long gap — "home for the first time in three years".
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
Meaning
- 「time + ぶりに」says something happened again after a long gap: 「3年ぶりに、国に帰った」= I went home for the first time in three years.
- 「久しぶり」(it's been a while) belongs to the same family.
How to attach
- Before a noun, 「〜ぶりの N」: 「5年ぶりの再会」= a reunion after five years.
- Usually in past-tense sentences.
Watch out
It carries "it hadn't happened for that long", so it is not used for short spans (1分ぶり) — weeks, months, years at least.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
3年ぶりに、国に帰った。
さんねんぶりに、くににかえった。
I went home for the first time in three years.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 3年 is a length of time → attach ぶりに straight to it → it means 'again, after that much time'.
1か月ぶりに、友だちに会った。
いっかげつぶりに、ともだちにあった。
I met my friend for the first time in a month.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 1か月 → ぶりに → meeting again after a long time.
5年ぶりの再会だった。
ごねんぶりのさいかいだった。
It was a reunion after five years.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 5年 → ぶり → の before the noun → 5年ぶりの再会.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
「10年＿、先生に会った。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint: Again after a long gap.
Span + ぶりに.
For which span is 「ぶりに」unnatural?
💡 Hint: It needs a long span.
ぶりに doesn't fit a short span.
What does 「久しぶり」mean?
💡 Hint: Same family.
久しぶり = it's been a while.
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