先だって

• 読み: せんだって
• ローマ字: sendatte
• 漢字の分解: 先 (sen/saki) — previous, ahead
• 発音: /seɴ.dat.te/

意味

The other day; some time ago; recently. A somewhat formal way to refer to a recent past event.

A noun and adverb meaning 'the other day' or 'recently,' used to reference something that happened in the near past, typically within the last few weeks. More formal than この前 (the other day) or 先日 (the other day), and often appears in business or polite conversation. Can also be written as 先立って, though the hiragana form is more common in modern usage.

例文

1. 先だってはお忙しい中、ありがとうございました。
2. 先だっての会議で決まった方針を確認しましょう。
3. 先だってお話しした件について、進展がありました。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, polite conversation, correspondence

トーン: polite

起源と歴史

From 先 (saki/sen, ahead/previous) + 立つ (tatsu, to stand), originally meaning 'standing before' in time. The te-form became fixed as an adverb referring to the recent past.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal